Israel faces a unique geographic disadvantage compared to the US relationship with al-Qaeda: Hamas is located on Israel's border (analogous to eastern Afghanistan for the US), making the proximity problem far more acute and preventing extended over-the-horizon counterterrorism.
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Aaon David MillerEvidence Quote
“keep in mind that this is an enemy who's on Israel's border right Eastern Afghanistan that's the point I wanted to make we didn't have a proximity problem with Al-Qaeda”
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