by Ganesh Sahathevan
Continuing with the theme of how Gaza can be conquered , controlled and turned into another Singapore using the methods of Sir Gerald Templer, and in particular his techniques of intelligence gathering and application, a further lesson, as reported by the Straits Times on 12 June 1954:.
In Malaya Sir Gerald Templer demonstrated how an entire village loyal to insurgents could be transformed into an asset :
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Monday, October 30, 2023
Gaza can be conquered , controlled and turned into another Singapore using the methods of Sir Gerald Templer, and in particular his techniques of intelligence gathering and application
by Ganesh Sahathevan
Writing in Newsweek Palestinian human rights activist Bassem Eid declared that Gaza could have been Singapore but HAMAS turned it into ISIS.
Given Israel's war on HAMAS Gaza may yet be turned into a Singapore by applying the methods employed by the Tiger Of Malaya, Sir Gerald Templer. . Templer used a network of "new villages" to ensure that Chinese villagers in then Malaya were prevented from providing supplies to Communist terrorists, and also gather information about their movements. His appreciation of intelligence, and in particular human intelligence is not a surprise , given his experience in army intelligence during World War II.
These two newspaper reports from the mid-1950s illustrate his methods, which history shows successfully turned Malaysia's Chinese away from the Communist Terrorists and into highly productive units of production and entrepreneurship for the Malaysian economy.
Some have attempted to reimagine Templer's methods as a hearts and minds approach to insurgency but the newspaper reports above show that that was not the case.While the situation faced by Israel is of course not precisely that which Templer faced in Malaya, his methods can probably be adapted and applied successfully with regard to the conditions and circumstances in Gaza to achieve the same if not better economic outcomes.
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