A Hudna Is Not Peace

A hudna (an Islamic temporary peace) is only, by their own admission, a temporary quiet period that will enable the Islamo-Nazis to regroup, rebuild, and turn world attention away from their activities.

Experience shows that the Arabs have exploited cease-fires in the past to accumulate strength for the next round of conflict. In August 1970 Israel and Egypt accepted the cease-fire initiated by the United States after a three-year war of attrition. The Egyptians hastened to bring their anti-aircraft missiles closer to the canal to restrict the Israel Air Force's freedom of movement, and to prepare for the future crossing of the canal and getting Sinai back.

Israel protested in vain to the U.S. The missiles remained, enabling Egypt to attack Israel on Yom Kippur of 1973 and neutralize the IDF's air supremacy. After the withdrawal from Lebanon in May 2000, the Hezbollah took advantage of the quiet to build up an infrastructure of Katyusha rockets.