Is Israel on the Verge of Collapse?

August 18,2006

Bethlehem - Ma'an – Israel is on the verge of collapse, according to an Al Aqsa leader in Nablus who was quoted in the Israeli press on Friday.

The Israeli newspaper 'Yedioth Ahranoth' published an article on Friday entitled "Subjecting Israel" in which they quoted the leader of the Fatah-affiliated Al Aqsa Brigades in Nablus, Abu Nasser, saying, "Our Hezbollah brothers have proved what we have been feeling over recent years - Israel has started to collapse".

Abu Nasser stated that the Iranians will take a prominent role in the next confrontation and hit Tel Aviv with missiles, thereby contributing to the collapse of Israel.

Abu Nasser went on to explain that, during the first Gulf War, Iraqi missiles forced Israel to accept negotiations and to withdraw from Gaza. If Palestinian fighters were to use such missiles appropriately, they would achieve the same result, he said.