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IDF: Arms smuggling will continue
Hanan Greenberg
Published: 05.11.09, 00:50
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1. Hez Will Have Scuds and Shihabs Soon
Dav Lev ,   Burbank. CAUSA   (11.05.09)
Bibi's response is worthless. The world doesn't care. Don't you Israelis get it? The Arab world wants Israel Judenrein. The rest of the world is either supportive or indifferent. Whether WW2 Jews or Israeli Jews, no one cares. If Israel disappeared..lots of people (and countries would be happy). Get out of your delusion Israel. This interdiction is a PR gain, and will deny Hez 3,000 rockets. But they have 80,000 more. This is but a pimple on an elephant's you know what? Smuggling goes on at the borders (Philadelpi) and into Lebanon ( despite terms of cease fire). Until Israel acts massively and seriously..this is but an aberration. Staying ahead..could have fooled me. Fajrs now are in Hamas hands..and Hez has Katyushas. What next...Scuds, Shihabs?
2. "Vast Quantities?" - are they Conehead rockets?
(11.05.09)
And check the shape as they are coming out of the boxes. heh.
3. Indeed, ''smuggling'' will continue
Nathan G.   (11.05.09)
During the 2006 war, the IDF stumbled not only across the most advanced Russian anti-tank missiles (AT-14 Kornet), presumably provided by Syria, but also across american-made TOW missiles, with the date ''2001'' clearly stamped on the crates (Google this, you will easily find the pictures). One has to wonder where Hezbollah got those... ALL the countries do some level of arm trafficking, and to be a customer you just need to have the money to pay. There was nothing particularily ''terrorist'' about this shipment - it's just one among many others, some of which containing much more advanced weapons (which are presumably better protected...).
4. Tome up for Israel
evi ,   goldstein   (11.05.09)
Were is the United Nation ,inspectors to inspect weapons coming from Iran to the hamas and jihad and a head of peace loving Damascus , thank GOD for our military and for every I.D.F. soldiers watch the people of Israel ..Mr Gold stone speak up when they murder Israeli children and civilians in they name of ala h... Israel need a partner for peace not a terrorist organization,Good Bless Jerusalem and all Israel Keep them safe... Relies GILAD till then we are not rest
5. Mazal Tov!
Frank ,   USA   (11.05.09)
6. Are all weapon shipments to Sryia now illegal?
Bloodyscot ,   Dallas, Texas   (11.05.09)
While IDF most likely right but was IDF actions legal in boarding a ship outside of Israel's water. Since weapons were going to Syria that is legal unless you can prove otherwise. I think this was more about taking the worlds focus off ot the Goldstone report. Will weapons continue on the Syria at some point later?
7. Either Iran is so stupid or Israel is lying to the public!
TAREQ ,   JERUSALEM   (11.05.09)
How come can Iran smuggle all this quantity of ammunition through the sea which is heavily guarded by israeli navy vessels?? It would be much easier and much more safe to transfer such quantities through land from iran to syria and then to lebanon. they don't even need tunnels for that "especially from iran to syria". So there are 3 cases here in front of us: 1. Israel is lying and trying to show that it gave a hard blow to iran and hezbollah through capturing this shipment, i.e this is all a hollywood movie made in israel. 2. Iran is so stupid that it preferred to transfer the weapons through the sea and ignored all the consequences. 3. There was truely a shipment of weapons but the source and destination are still unclear. It may be going from Iran to Egypt for example, or from Sudan to somewhere else.
8. Disposal of 500 tons of ordinance?
J K ,   NYC, USA   (11.05.09)
They must be joking. Israel should stockpile this stuff and send Hizbullah some care packages the next time they get their dander up. That way, they get their arms shipment in the end. Just not in the way Iran intended for them to receive it.
9. to #7 when someone can't face
ghostq   (11.05.09)
the truth that someone dismissed it and call it a lie just like what yiu did.
10. Wake up united nations
David asleson ,   Minneapolis usa   (11.05.09)
How much evidence? Before the world and united nation takes action. What a joke.
11. To #8
Jacob Erickson ,   Holon, Israel   (11.05.09)
I like your idea, I think another good one is to set up the rockets and mortars down near Sderot. And then every time Hamas launches an unguided rocket or a mortar, Israel launches one of those unguided rockets or mortars back. See if the UN can complain about an proportional response then.
12. U N GOOD MORMING
BARYO ,   ISRAEL   (11.05.09)
U N WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT IRAN
13. Israel is the 4th exporter of weapons
(11.05.09)
Nothing in the international law forbid more than 200 nation @ UN to Cash & Carry.
14. IDF: Arms smuggling will continue
Sarah B. ,   New York / Saviyon   (11.05.09)
Ofcourse arms smuggling will continue. No one can stop us from smuggling arms from the good ol' U.S of A.
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