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How did Israeli pencils reach Saudi chain?
Ofer Petersburg
Published: 28.12.11, 07:58
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1. Keter is also much cheaper in the U.S. than here
Yehuda ,   Israel   (12.28.11)
2. It was that darn vulture, I tell you
c3   (12.28.11)
3. strange
Yousef ,   Qalqilia   (12.28.11)
it's vague that Israeli porducts in KSA....!
4. Probably stolen pencils at a bargain.
Bunnie Meyer ,   Los Angeles, CA USA   (12.28.11)
5. gotta have a sense of humor
Galut ia ,   Selah   (12.28.11)
couldn't happen to a better hardline islamic country...
6. Not first such scandal
Igor ,   Israel, T"A   (12.28.11)
Actually, there is a lot Israeli production in Arab countries, without Israeli labels. Our firm sold to Iraq software recently - via third, non-Israeli supplier. But the client knew, of course, from where this soft is.
7. spy pencils
k ,   US   (12.28.11)
I can picture these scumbag saudis dissecting these pencils looking for cameras
8. The Saudis secretly enjoy the protection of our military, so
Yaniv ,   Israel   (12.28.11)
why not also secretly enjoy our pencils?
9. Israeli Pencils in Saudi
Moshe ,   T/A Israel   (12.28.11)
The pencils are not made in Israel they are more than likely made in China and as the average Chinese would not necessarily know the difference between Arabic and Evrit then this is where the problem started. Kravitz are getting free advertising but I am sure they know what has happened Moshe
10. maybe its a copy, fake?
john ,   Beverly Hills, CA   (12.28.11)
maybe someone knocked it off not knowing what they doing?
11. What about the jewelery ?
Dr D ,   Jerusalem   (12.28.11)
Out of the billion(s) of $ in jewelery and diamonds bought by the Saudis a large part was manufactured or cut in Israel by some Jewish people. ( Many textbooks of the faculties of medicine in the Kingdom are also written by Jewish or even Israelis.......)
12. Problem?
John ,   Herzliya, Israel   (12.28.11)
Well, even if you call this a problem, it's a Saudi problem, not Israel's.
13. Those erasers were probably soaked in sex hormones...
Scott ,   USA   (12.28.11)
like that Israeli chewing gum that scared the Egyptians so badly a few years ago.
14. Pencils
Richard ,   Leeds   (12.28.11)
It's obvious! Each pencil is transmitting sound back to Mossad's listening centre also sending everything written with it.
15. If KSA kids use Israeli Pencils they will get cleverer
Alan ,   SA   (12.28.11)
16. Maybe theres a tunnel from East Eilat to Saudi
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17. ''ISRAEL'', (SAUDI-)ARABIA AND SO ON.
SJOERD RUURD VAN DER ,   MULTIVERSE   (12.28.11)
IT COULD/ CAN BE SAID THAT UNFORTUNATELY STILL THE ARAB PENINSULA HAS STILL A SUNITIC, ISLAMITIC, THEOCRATICAL/RELIGIOUS DICTATORSHIP AND IRAN FOR EXAMPLE HAS A SIITIC, ISLAMIC DICTATORSHIP. IN FACT THERE IS STILL AN ARAB/ISLAMIC DICTATORSHIP AMONG MANKIND.
18. Racism in saudi Arabia - and THEY tell US what to do!
Proud Redneck ,   OH, USA   (12.28.11)
Saudi Arabia is one of the most racist and intolerant country in the world - fighting for the first place with the likes of North Korea, Iran and Taliban's Afghanistan. Thinking that they are among US's major allies and are allowed to finance "Islamic Chapters" and "Studies" in the major US Universities, finance CAIR and other documented and proven Islamist and Jihadist US organizations and "Charities", makes me think: ARE WE ALL SUICIDALLY MAD?
19. Are they going to be destroyed?
Sami ,   New York, USA   (12.28.11)
Are they going to be destroyed?
20. The dark force has sent Jewish Pencils to the Saudi's???
Steven Wilson ,   Anchorage, Alaska   (12.28.11)
Don't tell those idiots that you helped develop some of the systems on their American made fighter jets. They'll all run out and blow them up for spite.
21. Secret deal no longer secret
REK ,   US   (12.28.11)
Pencils for oil.
22. Pencil Price Mystery Solved
Michael Storch ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (12.28.11)
Kravitz said the price was marked (one ass-um-me-s that means hard-printed onto the box). So how does NIS 4.90 get to 53c? "The strange alphabet on the box, Abu Customs Inspector, is Isizulu, one of the eleven official languages in that country." ZAR 4.90, depending on the day of the week, would come very close to $0.53. Cheers,
23. #18 Proud Redneck - Um, this article is about pencils.
Devorah   (12.28.11)
24. #9 Moshe, your suggestion is the most plausible
Mark ,   Lodz, Poland   (12.28.11)
Hard to imagine that Sinai Bedouin smuggling women, drugs and refugees into Israel would be deep into the illegal pencil trade as well.....
25. hezbollah could have used them as a prisoner trade
zionist forever   (12.28.11)
Just think how the poor pencil would be feeling if Hezbollah ran Saudi Arabia. Nasrallah would have rounded up all the zionist spy pencils and chopped them up into little pieces and then offered to trade the pencil parts for thousands of terrorists. I am sure we also probably have at least a couple of politicians in this country who would probably accept a deal like that.
26. The story is funny and sad at the same time.
robert renders ,   belgium   (12.28.11)
27. Shocking
alan ,   texas   (12.28.11)
I am shocked. Maybe someone should put a mezzuza on the box.
28. Israeli pencils reach Saudi chain
joe ,   uk   (12.28.11)
did the saudies like the pencils?
29. what does the UN have to say about this?
zionist forever   (12.28.11)
Spy squirrel's in Iran Spy pigeons in Iram Spy vultures in Saudi Arabia Mossad sharks in Egypt sent to destroy the tourism industry. Snakes that are taught to bite palestinian farmers but leave Israeli's alone. Now Israel has planted pencils in Saudi Arabia obviously to spy. I think this is a matter thats so serious it warrants a UN resolution condemning Israel, maybe even sanctions on the Israeli pencil industry.
30. If you all think pencils are the only Israeli
habibseliman@gmail.c ,   New York, USA   (12.28.11)
products that are being used in the KSA, then you probably believe that no Saudi petroleum reaches Israel. Free trade rules, clandestine trade supplements.
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