(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The newspaper quoted senior Israeli officers who served in the West Bank as saying that they have a feeling that there is no way to deal effectively with any non-violent popular uprising by the Palestinians.
Senior officers still operating in the West Bank also opined that any possible Palestinian uprising in the West Bank would be non-violent and small, and not like what happened in Egypt.
Other officers said that the Palestinian West Bankers at the present time are still tired of the second intifada.
The newspaper also stated that among the lessons being learned now in the Israeli army is the need to make preparations based not only on regular intelligence that is gathered about the plans and the intentions of the Palestinian organizations, but also on what is taking place within the various groups making up Palestinian society, and in particular the messages being sent over the Internet, through social networking sites such as Facebook.
It added that the Israeli army, in the event of a popular uprising, will not be able to count on the Palestinian authority forces, so it is now searching for other channels within the local civilian leadership.
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