IDF WARNS ISRAEL OF TERRORIST DANGER TO ISRAEL

This may not be such a surprise at first, for the IDF to be warning of the danger of terrorism. Terrorism is in the DNA of Israel. Israel was created by terrorism to provoke terrorism.

But when you take into account The Redirection, in which Israel, the USA and Saudi Arabia agreed to unleash extreme Jihadis onto the likes of Libya and Syria then this warning gets very interesting.

In a report by Israel National News the Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon visited the IDF Chief Major General Aviv Kochavi. But the interesting parts of the article refer to a report by Kochavi last month, repeat LAST MONTH.

The IDF Website, which reported on the visit, noted that the Yaalon's comments echoed a survey of strategic changes and regional threats that Maj. Gen. Kochavi delivered last month. In that review, the intelligence chief stated that Military Intelligence had identified three central pillars around which the most significant changes influencing the region revolve: the economic situation, social upheaval and Islamization.

"The social upheaval is here to stay," Maj. Gen. Kochavi said in that speech, referring to the massive political and social changes that have occurred throughout the Middle East in recent years. He added that such upheaval "is becoming more violent every day, and it is creating a vacuum which is being filled with Islamist and jihadist political factions."

He added that regional shifts have deteriorated governance in areas bordering Israel, noting, "For the first time in decades, Israel has four active borders which could open up from terror attacks."

Kochavi also discussed the changing role of religion in shaping regional alliances. "Today, the Middle East is being redefined into Shiite and Sunni camps," he explained, "which explains things like why Hamas has distanced itself from Iran in recent months and is moving closer to Egypt and Turkey, or why Iran is arming the Shiite minority in Yemen."

According to the IDF Website, "He went on to explain that the shift from a nationalist to a religious approach has realigned alliances between the countries in the region and that the new approach increases the perspective of Israel as a foreign, unacceptable element in the Middle East."

[source : IDF: Mideast being Redrawn along Sunni-Shiite Fault Line, INN, http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/167025#.UWbxNjcVbnE, 11th April 2013]

A few questions immediately spring to mind:
1. is Kochavi aware of The Redirection?
2. if not then why not?
3. if not then can we assume that the analysis is bona fide and that the IDF really is expressing some genuine concern about the Jihadis
4. if Kochavi is aware of The Redirection then why is there some expression of concern? Have they lost control of the Jihadis?