ABSTRACT
As the traumatic impact of the IDF operation at Samu faded due to the stabilization of the situation in Jordan, and Syrian-inspired terrorist activity was resumed, the IDF, backed by public opinion, resumed its pressure on the government to approve a punitive action against Syria. The pressure bore fruit. Despite strong misgivings in the government, the IAF was employed on a massive scale several weeks later, a decision which led to critical escalation.
