The murder attacks in Jerusalem emphasize the basic need, above all, to appoint the best for the various positions.
For example, the commander of the Jerusalem district of the police and the commissioner of the police.
The conventional thinking that a political change is enough to start a new preparation against terrorism - is simply not true.
Among the superintendents of the police and the senior commanders of the IDF, there are not many who stand out above the rest. One senior commander in Jerusalem makes the difference, and you can check things in the last 12 years.
The best should be appointed for the various positions.
The Ramot attack, photo: Oren Ben Hakon
The important thing is first of all - not to get used to the campaign of murder and terrorist attacks.
The way Israel fought since March of this year, when the killing spree began, was wrong.
There is no point in going into the reasons why Israel did not respond correctly and with the appropriate force.
One of the senior military reporters wrote at the beginning of the current intifada, more than six months ago, that coalition considerations affect operational considerations.
The interim period between governments definitely has a negative effect on the desire to attack Jews.
This is not a personal question of one designated minister or another.
Netanyahu at Shaare Zedek Hospital: "We have a fight against brutal terrorism that keeps a watchful eye" // Photo: Yoni Rickner
Since the beginning of the attack in March, Israel has mainly concentrated on defense.
It is possible to point to a wrong approach, but it is more difficult to point to the right method for eliminating terrorism.
At the moment it will not help if we list the factors of deterioration.
What is needed is to quickly establish a national government - as Bezalel Smotrich said, by the way.
There are at least two areas that need rethinking.
One is the fight against terrorism in the West Bank, and the other is in the rear in Israel.
One of the scenes of the combined attack in Jerusalem, photo: Oren Ben Hakon
In both arenas, the toolbox used by the security forces needs to be increased.
This is not the place to enumerate the list of steps.
In any case, the method of deploying forces along the seam lines is wrong.
You can call it the "doctrine of plastic chairs".
Usually, at checkpoints or positions where a soldier was killed, you can see in the background the photograph of the plastic chairs on which the soldiers sit for a long time throughout the day.
There are also measures of a political nature, which are not necessarily related to direct action against terrorists.
For example, to demonstrate to the Palestinian public that there is a price for murdering Jews.
These are actions from the field of settlement, which also include a firm handling of the Palestinian Authority's takeover of Area C.
The suspicion is that the threats came from East Jerusalem.
Anyway - it's a possibility.
We've already been in this movie.
And in this context, one must ask if there are any restrictions on the forces that allow terrorists free access to anywhere in Jerusalem.
The slain Tiran Peru in the background of the Druze protests for the release of his body, photo: courtesy of the family
Even before the attacks in Jerusalem, Israel once again found itself in a kidnapping attack.
It is not necessary to endanger soldiers in order to lay hands on the dead Tyran Pro, but it would be correct to take advantage of the situation for quick action against previously marked targets.
If during an operation it is also possible to rescue the dead, then this must be done - but without unnecessary risk.
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