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Arms exports to Israel from EU worth €200m
European Union member states authorised the export of €200 million in arms exports to Israel in 2007, the latest figures from Brussels disclose.
France is far and away the Jewish state's biggest European weapons supplier.
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Global Research, January 9, 2009
CET EUOBSERVER — BRUSSELS — According to the EU's 2008 report on arms export licences, published in December for the 2007 calendar year and consolidating the accounts that member states must annually submit.
18 member states authorised a total of 1,018 such licences to Israel worth €199,409,348.
France — Germany — Romania — chief terror suppliers
France, Germany and Romania were the top three exporters.
France issued export licences worth €126 million, Germany authorised €28 million and Romania €17 million, the EUobserver can reveal.
In response to calls from opposition politicians that the UK government halt its arms exports to Israel and push all other EU member states to do the same, a British foreign office spokesperson said:
"We do not approve any defence related exports if we judge that there is a risk that they will be used for external aggression or internal repression.
We routinely refuse export licences where we believe that there is a risk of this.
Any application relating to Israel is considered on this basis."
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EU arms code of conduct The EU has maintained an arms export code of conduct since 1998, but it is overseen at the member state level, not in Brussels, so if Mr Brown were to push for such a move, he would have to convince the 26 other member states.
In 2007, €12 million in small arms and ammunition were exported to Israel by Bulgaria, Germany, Poland, Romania and the UK.
Bulgaria — Germany — Poland — Romania — UK — Czech Republic — Slovenia — Belgium — France —supplied terror bombs, torpedoes and explosive devices
Another €23.5 million in 'light weapons,' meaning those that require two to three people to operate them, such as bombs, torpedoes and explosive devices, were supplied by the Czech Republic, Germany, Romania and Slovenia.
Belgium, France and Romania also sent Israel €18.5 million worth of aircraft and related material.
Paris is responsible for €10 million of this sum.
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Germany — France — terror electronic equipment to Israel
In a fourth, very broad category of armaments in the EU's consolidated report, 'electronic equipment' - referring to electronics specifically modified for military use, navigation and guidance equipment, and satellite jamming systems, some €94 million was exported by France (€89 million) and Germany (€5 million).
The rest of the €200 million consists of weapons that fall into other minor categories beyond small arms, light weapons, aircraft and electronics.
Italy, traditionally a major arms exporter, only supplied Israel with €0.5 million in weapons in 2007.
Spain, also a leading trader in the sector also sold Tel Aviv just €4.5 million worth of armaments.
Sweden, another major European weapons producer, along with eight other EU member states, delivered nothing to the Jewish state.
Across the EU, only 28 export licences were refused as a result of human rights, internal security or regional stability reasons.
Kaye Stearman, of the UK-based Campaign Against Arms Trade, told this website:
"The UN and impartial observers have regularly documented how Israeli military actions have violated international humanitarian law.
Although the UK's own Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria is supposed to assess the impact of arms sales on regional peace, security and stability, and the country's human rights record, it seems that this is ignored in the case of Israel.
Britain must immediately stop selling arms, including arms components, to Israel and also stop buying arms from Israeli companies — arms that have been 'tested' in the laboratories of the occupied territories."
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Israeli army are cowards says Chavez Calcutta News.Net Tuesday 6th January, 2009 Israel's Ambassador to Venezuela has been expelled amid claims his country is carrying out genocide.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called the Israeli army 'cowards,' while the foreign minister alleged the Jewish state was engaged in 'state terrorism.'
In a formal announcement of the expulsion Tuesday the Venezuelan foreign minister said:
'In this tragic and indignant hour, the people of Venezuela manifest their unconditional solidarity with the heroic Palestinian people, share in the sadness that overcomes thousands of families through the loss of their loved ones, and extends to them a hand by affirming that the government of Venezuela will not rest until it sees those responsible for these criminal atrocities severely punished.'
The Holocaust, that is what is happening right now in Gaza
The statement went on to say that Venezuela 'condemns strongly the flagrant violations of international law by Israel,' and 'denounces their planned utilization of state terrorism.'
In a news conference on national television, Chavez took aim at the Israeli military.
'They are cowards,' he said.
'It's as though a boxing professional were to come here and challenge you to box.
Well, how courageous!
How courageous is the Israeli army!'
Chavez called on Jewish people around the world to oppose 'these criminal policies of the state of Israel that recall the worst pages of the history of the 20th century.'
'With the genocide of the Palestinian people, the state of Israel will never be able to offer its people the perspective of a peace that is both necessary and long-lasting,' he said.
'The Holocaust, that is what is happening right now in Gaza.
The president of Israel at this moment should be taken to the International Criminal Court together with the President of the United States.'
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Mark Regev, a spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, said he hadn't heard the statements by the Venezuelan leaders but told CNN, 'You know the regime in Venezuela has been one of the few countries in the world that gives automatic support to the Iranian extremists, and it doesn't surprise me that they have affinity with groups like Hamas and Hezbollah,'
He said the expulsion by Venezuela would not be repeated by other countries, even in the Middle East.
'I think, even in the Muslim and Arab countries, there is a fair amount of understanding for what Israel has had to do here,' he said.
Mauritania, one of three Arab League countries that has diplomatic ties with Israel, withdrew its ambassador to the country on Monday.
Venezuela last withdrew its ambassador from Israel in 2006 during the Lebanon War.
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| US Veto 1 for Israel | Sept. 10, 1972 — US vetoes UN condemning Israel attacks against Southern Lebanon and Syria; vote: 13 to 1, with 1 abstention |
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GEOFF SIMONS — for complete article click here
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| US Veto 2 for Israel | July 26, 1973 — US vetoes UN affirming the rights of the Palestinian people to self-determination, statehood and equal protections; vote: 13 to 1, with China absent |
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| US Veto 3 for Israel | December 8, 1975 — US vetoes UN condemning Israel air strikes and attacks in Southern Lebanon and its murder of innocent civilians; vote: 13 to 1, with 1 abstention. |
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| US Veto 4 for Israel | January 26, 1976 — US vetoes UN calling for self-determination of Palestinian people; vote: 9 to 1, with 3 abstentions |
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| US Veto 5 for Israel | March 25, 1976 — US vetoes UN deploring Israel altering of the status of Jerusalem, which is recognized as an international city, by most world nations and the United Nation’s; vote: 14 to 1 |
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99% of House joins 100% of Senate in Supporting Israel with HRes34
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On January 9, 2009, one day after the fascist US Senate voted 100% to support US/Israel terrorism in Gaza with Senate Resolution 10, the House of Representatives, with House Resolution 34, voted 99% to support the same genocide with only 5 No votes.
Democrat Barbara Lee did NOT vote No; she played around in the “Present” pool, inexcusable in the face of genocide perpetrated with $15 million a day from the American taxpayers.
The text of the resolution was written by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, AIPAC, a Zionist lobbying gang of filthy rich swine who claim to believe in the Jewish superstitution, and are just as much capitalist thugs as the Christian capitalists.
House Resolution 34, with the same text as SRes10, may be found at
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.RES.34: THE SPONSORS ARE ALL WELL KNOWN 'LIBERAL' DEMOCRATS AND THEIR REPUBLICAN FRIENDS, WHO CAN NOW SAFELY BE CALLED NAZIS, as the atrocities in the illegal attack on Gaza by US/Israel would certainly make Hitler proud. It was originally sponsored by House Speaker, Democrat Nancy Pelosi, and her co-sponsors, Democrats and Republicans together were: Rep Ackerman, Gary L. [NY-5] - 1/8/2009 Rep Berman, Howard L. [CA-28] - 1/8/2009 Rep Boehner, John A. [OH-8] - 1/8/2009 Rep Burton, Dan [IN-5] - 1/8/2009 Rep Cantor, Eric [VA-7] - 1/8/2009 Rep Clyburn, James E. [SC-6] - 1/8/2009 Rep Hoyer, Steny H. [MD-5] - 1/8/2009 Rep Larson, John B. [CT-1] - 1/8/2009 Rep McCarthy, Kevin [CA-22] - 1/8/2009 Rep Pence, Mike [IN-6] - 1/8/2009 Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] - 1/8/2009 Unlike the Senate voice vote, there was a Roll Call for this support of fascist genocide, Roll Call 10, found at: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll010.xml The Yes vote was 222 Democrats and 168 Republicans. The No vote was 4 Democrats and 1 Republican The Present vote was 22 Democrats and Not Voting were 8 Democrats and 8 Republicans. IT IS AN INSULT TO VOTE PRESENT OR NOT VOTE AT ALL IN THE FACE OF GENOCIDE. |
ALL PERPETRATED WITH OUR TAX DOLLARS
AND THIS OUTRAGE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 61 YEARS
PERPETRATED 100% BY DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS AT ALL LEVELS OF OFFICE which is why you have to vote socialist or Green [or anything but Democrat or Republican — TheWE.name] if you want peace in the Middle East. [Or anywhere else — TheWE.name]
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| US Veto 6 for Israel | June 29, 1976 — US vetoes UN affirming the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people; vote: 10 to 1, with 4 abstentions |
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| US Veto 7 for Israel | April 30, 1980 — US vetoes UN endorsing self-determination for the Palestinian people; vote: 10 to 1, with 4 abstentions |
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| US Veto 8 for Israel | Jan. 20, 1982 — US vetoes UN demanding Israel withdrawal from the Golan Heights; vote: 9 to 1, with 4 abstentions |
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| US Veto 9 for Israel | April 2, 1982 — US vetoes UN condemning Israel mistreatment of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip and its refusal to abide by the Geneva Convention protocols of civilized nations; vote: 14 to 1 |
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| US Veto 10 for Israel | April 20, 1982 — US vetoes UN condemning an Israeli soldier who shot 11 Muslim worshippers on the Temple Mount of the Haram al-Sharaf near the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem; vote: 14 to 1 |
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| US Veto 11 for Israel | June 8, 1982 — US vetoes UN urging sanctions against Israel if it did not withdraw from its invasion of Lebanon; vote: 14 to 1 |
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| US Veto 12 for Israel | June 26, 1982 — US vetoes UN urging sanctions against Israel if it did not withdraw from its invasion of Beirut, Lebanon; vote: 14 to 1 |
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| US Veto 13 for Israel | August 6, 1982 — US vetoes UN urging cut-off of economic aid to Israel if it refused to withdraw from its occupation of Lebanon; vote: 11 to 1, with 3 abstentions |
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| US Veto 14 for Israel | August 2, 1983 — US vetoes UN condemning continued Israel settlements in occupied Palestine territories of West Bank and Gaza Strip, denouncing them as an obstacle to peace; vote: 13 to 1, with 1 abstention |
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| US Veto 15 for Israel | September 6, 1984 — US vetoes UN deploring Israel brutal massacre of Arabs in Lebanon and urged its withdrawal; vote: 14 to 1 |
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| US Veto 16 for Israel | March 12, 1985 — US vetoes UN condemning Israel brutality in Southern Lebanon and denouncing Israel “Iron Fist” policy of repression; vote: 11 to 1, with 3 abstentions |
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| US Veto 17 for Israel | September 13, 1985 — US vetoes UN denouncing Israel violation of human rights in the occupied territories; vote: 10 to 1, with 4 abstentions, Britain, France, Australia, Denmark |
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| US Veto 18 for Israel | January 17, 1986 — US vetoes UN deploring Israel violence in Southern Lebanon; vote: 11 to 1, with 3 abstentions, Britain, Australia, Denmark |
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| US Veto 19 for Israel | January 30, 1986 — US vetoes UN deploring Israel activities in occupied Arab East Jerusalem which threaten the sanctity of Muslim holy sites; vote: 13 to 1, with 1 abstention, Thailand |
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Unusually Large U.S. Weapons Shipment to Israel: Are the US and Israel Planning a Broader Middle East War?
A very large delivery of US weaponry to Israel consisting of 3,000 tons of 'ammunition' is scheduled to sail to Israel.
The size and nature of the shipments are described as 'unusual.'
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by Michel Chossudovsky
Global Research, January 11, 2009
Reuters, January 10, 2009:
Shipping 3,000-odd tons of ammunition in one go is a lot," one broker said, on condition of anonymity.
This (kind of request) is pretty rare and we haven't seen much of it quoted in the market over the years," he added.
Shipping brokers in London who have specialized in moving arms for the British and U.S. military in the past said such ship charters to Israel were rare.
325 standard 20-foot containers
The Pentagon has entrusted a Greek merchant shipping company to deliver the weapons to Israel.
Reuters, January 10, 2009:
The U.S. is seeking to hire a merchant ship to deliver hundreds of tons of arms to Israel from Greece later this month, tender documents seen by Reuters show.
The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC) said the ship was to carry 325 standard 20-foot containers of what is listed as 'ammunition' on two separate journeys from the Greek port of Astakos to the Israeli port of Ashdod in mid-to-late January.
A 'hazardous material' designation on the manifest mentions explosive substances and detonators, but no other details were given.
It is worth noting that a similar unusually large shipment of US ordinance to Israel was scheduled in early December.
Press TV, 10 Jan 2009
Tender documents indicate that the German ship hired by the US in early December also carried a massive cargo of weapons that weighed over 2.6 million kg [2600 tons] and filled up to 989 standard 20-foot containers to Ashdod from North Carolina.
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Are These Large Shipments of Ordinance Connected to the Invasion of Gaza?
The request by the Pentagon to transport ordinance in a commercial vessel, according to Reuters, was made on December 31, 4 days after the commencement of the aerial bombings of Gaza by F16 Fighter jets.
Analysts have hastily concluded, without evidence, that the 2 shipments of "ammunition" were intended to supply Israel's armed forces in support of its military invasion of Gaza.
A senior military analyst in London who declined to be named said that, because of the timing, the shipments could be "irregular" and linked to the Gaza offensive. (Reuters, January 10, 2009)
These reports are mistaken.
Delivery of ordinance always precedes the onslaught of a military operation.
The ordinance required under 'Operation Cast Lead' was decided upon in June 2008.
Further to the Tel Aviv's request under the US military aid program to Israel, the U.S. Congress approved in September 2008 the transfer of 1,000 bunker-buster high precision GPS-guided Small Diameter Guided Bomb Units 39 (GBU-39).
The GBU 39 smart bombs produced by Boeing were delivered to Israel in November.
They were used in the initial air raids on Gaza:
...The Israel Air Force has used the new lightweight GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb acquired from the USA, in the recent attacks in Gaza.
The [Jerusalem] Post mentioned the new weapons ordered last September having arrived last month [November], and already put to action with the IAF fighters.
These weapons could have been deployed by the Boeing/IAF F-15Is, since sofar SDB is cleared for use only with this type of aircraft.
It is highly unlikely that the bulk of the weaponry included in these two large shipments, scheduled to arrive in Israel in late January, is intended to be used in Israel's military operation in Gaza.
The GBU-39 is lightweight (130 kg).
The entire shipment of GBU 39s (1000 units) would be of the order of a modest 130 tons.
In other words, the specifications of the GBU 39 do not match the description of the "unusually large" and "heavy" shipment of ordinance.
Escalation Scenario
The shipment ordered on December 31 is of the order of 3000 tons, an unusually large and heavy cargo of 'ammunition' pointing to the transfer of heavy weaponry to Israel.
According to US military statements, the ordinance is for stockpiling, to be used "at short notice" in the eventuality of a conflict:
This previously scheduled shipment is routine and not in support of the current situation in Gaza. ...The U.S. military pre-positions stockpiles in some countries in case it needs supplies at short notice." (Reuters, 10 Jan 2009, emphasis added)
Whatever the nature of these large weapons shipments, they are intended for use in a future military operation in the Middle East.
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Since the launching of the Theater Iran Near Term Operation Operation (TIRANNT) in May 2003, an escalation scenario involving military action directed against Iran and Syria has been envisaged.
TIRANNT was followed by a series of military plans pertaining to Iran. Numerous official statements and US military documents have pointed to an expanded Middle East war.
What these shipments suggest is that the 'escalation scenario' not only prevails, but has reached a more active stage in the process of US-Israeli military planning.
Whether these weapons will be used or not is not known.
The central question, in this regard, is whether the Gaza invasion is part of a broader military adventure directed against Lebanon, Syria and Iran, in which heavier weaponry including US made bunker buster bombs will be used.
History of US Weapons Shipments to Israel
The stockpiling of US made bunker buster bombs by Israel has been ongoing since 2005:
The United States will sell Israel nearly 5,000 smart bombs in one of the largest weapons deals between the allies in years.
Among the bombs the [Israeli] air force will get are 500 one-ton bunker busters that can penetrate two-meter-thick cement walls; 2,500 regular one-ton bombs; 1,000 half-ton bombs; and 500 quarter-ton bombs.
The bombs Israel is acquiring include airborne versions, guidance units, training bombs and detonators.
They are guided by an existing Israeli satellite used by the military.
The sale will augment existing Israeli supplies of smart bombs.
The Pentagon told Congress that the bombs are meant to maintain Israel's qualitative advantage [against Iran], and advance U.S. strategic and tactical interests. (Jewish Virtual Library September 21-22, 2004, Haaretz / Jerusalem Post.)
The actual shipments of US made bunker buster bombs started in 2005.
Uranium coated munitions
The US approved in April 2005, the delivery of:
Some 5,000 'smart air launched weapons' including some 500 BLU 109 'bunker-buster bombs.
The (uranium coated) munitions are said to be more than 'adequate to address the full range of Iranian targets, with the possible exception of the buried facility at Natanz, which may require the [more powerful] BLU-113 bunker buster [a variant of the GBU 28]'
See Michel Chossudovsky, Planned US-Israeli Nuclear Attack on Iran, Global Research, May 1, 2005)
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Video of GBU 28 on UTube
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Used by US and Israel in Lebanon war
The BLU-109 is smaller than the GBU 28:
"It is a 2,000lbs warhead that can be used in combination with a GPS guidance kit [...], and can penetrate up to 15 feet of fortified concrete." (See F16.net)
In 2006 at the height of the Lebanon War in August 2006, a major shipment of the 2.2 ton GBU 28 bombs, according to the New York Times, was dispatched to Israel.
The GBU 28 is produced by Raytheon. It was used against Iraq in the 1991 Gulf War, has the the capability of penetrating some 20 feet of reinforced concrete. (Haaretz, 9 Nov 2008) In contrast to the GBU 39 smart bombs (130 kg) used against Gaza, each GBU-28 weighs a hefty 2.2 tons.
The Guided Bomb Unit-28 (GBU-28) is a special weapon developed for penetrating hardened Iraqi command centers located deep underground.
The GBU-28 is a 5,000-pound laser-guided conventional munition that uses a 4,400-pound penetrating warhead. (Federation of American Scientists)
(For a visual depiction see Bob Sherman, How the GBU-28 works (USA Today on-line.)
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Financed by US military aid to Israel
The recent unusually large shipments of weaponry to Israel are part of the 2004 agreement between Washington and Tel Aviv, financed by US military aid to Israel.
As mentioned above, there is a history of delivery of bunker buster bombs (including the GBU 28), going back to 2005.
While the nature and composition of these recent weapons shipments to Israel are not known, one suspects that they include the heavier version of the bunker buster bombs including the GBU-28.
In this regard, it is worth noting that last Summer, Israel requested the Pentagon to deliver GBU-28 bunker buster bombs.
The stated purpose was to use them in the eventuality of a military operation directed against Iran.
In September 2008, according to US and Israeli press reports quoting Pentagon officials, Tel Aviv's request was turned down.
According to the reports, Washington categorically refused to deliver the shipment of GBU 28 bunker buster bombs, to be used to attack Iran's nuclear facilities.
Provide a powerful 'new weapon' in Gaza
'Instead' Washington accepted to deliver the lightweight GBU-39 for use against Gaza.
The U.S. had "rejected an Israeli request for military equipment and support that would improve Israel's ability to attack Iran's nuclear facilities."
The Americans viewed [Israel's] request, which was transmitted (and rejected) at the highest level, as a sign that Israel is in the advanced stages of preparations to attack Iran.
They therefore warned Israel against attacking, saying such a strike would undermine American interests.
They also demanded that Israel give them prior notice if it nevertheless decided to strike Iran.
In early September, Haaretz reported that the request had included GBU-28 "bunker-buster" bombs.
In mid-September, the U.S. agreed instead to sell Israel 1000 GBU-39 'bunker buster; bombs which Israeli military experts said "could provide a powerful new weapon" in Gaza, AP reported.
So: when Israel requested weapons that the U.S. expected would be used for bombing Iran, the U.S. said no, and added explicitly that it did not want to see an Israeli attack on Iran.
And there was no Israeli attack on Iran.
( Defense Update.com, December 2008)
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Media Disinformation
The official statements and press reports are bogus.
Israel and the US have always acted in close coordination.
Washington does not "demand that Israel give them prior notice" of a military operation:
The report in Haaretz suggests that the Bush Administration was adamant and did not want the Israelis to attack Iran.
In fact, the reports suggested that the US would shoot down Israeli planes, if they tried to attack Iran:
Air-space authorization:
An attack on Iran would apparently require passage through Iraqi air space.
For this to occur, an air corridor would be needed that Israeli fighter jets could cross without being targeted by American planes or anti-aircraft missiles.
The Americans also turned down this request.
According to one account, to avoid the issue, the Americans told the Israelis to ask Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for permission, along the lines of "If you want, coordinate with him.
(Haaretz Nov 9, 2008)
This Israeli report is misleading.
Israel is America's ally.
Military operations are closely coordinated.
Israel does not act without Washington's approval and the US does not shoot down the planes of its closest ally.
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The Nature and Composition of the Recent US Weapons Shipments to Israel
These unusually large shipments of ordinance would normally require Congressional approval. To our knowledge, there is no public record of approval of the unusually large shipments of heavy "ammunition" to Israel.
The nature and composition of the shipments are not known.
Was Israel's request for the delivery of the 2.2 ton GBU 28 accepted by Washington, bypassing the US Congress?
Are GBU 28 bombs, each of which weighs 2.2 tons part of the 3000 ton shipments to Israel?
Are tactical bunker buster mini-nuclear bombs included in Israel's arsenal?
These are questions to be raised in the US Congress.
The two shipments of "ammunition" are slated to arrive in Israel, respectively no later than the 25th and 31st of January.
Secretary Robert Gates who remains at the helm of the Department of Defense ensures continuity in the military agenda.
Preparing for a Confrontation with Iran: Beefing Up Israel's Missile Defense System
In early January, the Pentagon dispatched some 100 military personnel to Israel from US European Command (EUCOM) to assist Israel in setting up a new sophisticated X-band early warning radar system.
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This project is part of the military aid package to Israel approved by the Pentagon in September 2008:
The Israeli government requested the system to help defend against a potential missile attack from Iran.
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates signed off on the deployment order in mid-September. ....
Once fully operational, the system will be capable of tracking and identifying small objects at long distance and at very high altitude, including space, according to U.S. Missile Defense Agency officials.
It also will integrate Israel’s missile defenses with the U.S. global missile detection network.
“This will enable the Israelis to track medium- and long-range ballistic missiles multiple times better than their current radar allows them to,” Morrell said.
“It will … more than double the range of Israel's missile defense radars and increase its available engagement time.”
This, he said, will greatly enhance Israel’s defensive capabilities.
“There is a growing ballistic missile threat in the region, particularly from Iran,” Morrell said.
“And no one in the region should feel more nervous about that threat than the Israelis.
“And they clearly do, and they have asked for our assistance.”
(Defense Talk.com, January 6, 2009 )
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The new X-band radar system "permits an intercept soon after launch over enemy instead of friendly territory." (Sen. Joseph Azzolina: Protecting Israel from Iran's missiles Bayshore News, December 26, 2008).
The X-band radar would "integrate Israel’s missile defenses with the U.S. global missile detection network, which includes satellites, Aegis ships on the Mediterranean, Persian Gulf and Red Sea, and land-based Patriot radars and interceptors." (Ibid)
What this means is that Washington calls the shots.
The US rather than Israel would control the Air Defense system:
'This is and will remain a U.S. radar system,' Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said.
'So this is not something we are giving or selling to the Israelis and it is something that will likely require U.S. personnel on-site to operate.'
(Quoted in Israel National News January 9, 2009).
In other words, the US military controls Israel's Air Defense system, which is integrated into the US global missile defense system.
Under these circumstances, Israel cannot launch a war against Iran without the consent of the US High Command.
The large shipments of US ordinance, slated to arrive in Israel after the inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States and Commander in Chief are part of the broader program of US-Israeli military cooperation in relation to Iran.
[Perhaps — TheWE.name — perhaps it is to kill more people in Gaza and the West Bank of Palestine. Perhaps it is to have weapons so Israel and the US can kill and injure more people wherever they are in the world, because that it what the criminal military and governments of Israel and the US do.]
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The reinforcement of Israel's missile defenses combined with the large shipments of US weapons are part of an escalation scenario, which could lead the World under an Obama Administration into a broader Middle East war.
New Cold War?
There has been a military build on both sides.
Iran has responded to the Israeli-US initiative, by beefing up it own missile defense system with the support of Russia.
According to reports (December 21), Moscow and Tehran have been holding talks on the supply by Russia of "medium-range air defense systems — specifically, S-300 surface-to-air missile systems" (Asian Times January 9, 2009)
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| US Veto 42 for Israel | January 3, 2009 — US vetoes approval of a U.N. Security Council statement calling for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel and expressing concern at the escalation of violence |
| US Veto 43 for Israel | February 18, 2011 — US vetoes the article establishing that all Israel settlements established since 1967 as illegal which article also calls for an immediate halt to all settlement building. Vote for 14, against 1 (US) |
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About the Nakba
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"We thought it would be a matter of weeks, only until the fighting died down. Of course, we were never allowed to go home." Nina Saah, Washington, DC "My family's farm of oranges, grapefruits and lemons, centuries old, was gone." Darwish Addassi, Walnut Creek, California "Those of us who left unwillingly in 1948 are plagued with painful nostalgia. My house in West Jerusalem is an Israeli nursery school now." Inea Bushnaq, New York "The people of New Orleans woke up one morning to complete devastation and had to flee. The Nakba was our Hurricane Katrina." Abe Fawal, Birmingham, Alabama
Sixty years ago, more than 700,000 Palestinians lost their homes and belongings, their farms and businesses, their towns and cities.
Jewish militias seeking to create a state with a Jewish majority in Palestine, and later, the Israeli army, drove them out.
Israel rapidly moved Jews into the newly-emptied Palestinian homes.
Nakba means Catastrophe in Arabic, and Palestinians refer to the destruction of their society and the takeover of their homeland as an-Nakba: The Catastrophe. |
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| US ISRAEL MASS WAR CRIMES Israel Caused Holocaust Palestine Lebanon US Israel massacres — desire to kill one and half million people They keep sucking off the teat of America and the banking systems of Europe |
The Olive Harvest A tree that was planted several hundred years before by my forefathers |
Using war to take and swallow Palestine land The Israeli army arrived on our street at 2 am yesterday morning |
| ISRAEL MASS WAR CRIMES The horror of January 2009 Israel massacres — children bullets to the head I watched an Israeli soldier shoot dead my two little girls |
| US ISRAEL MASS WAR CRIMES February March 2008 US Israel massacres — desire to kill one and half million people The Story of Palestinians Childhoods |
| ISRAEL MASS WAR CRIMES January 19 - 21 Israel massacres — children bullets to the head Places flag on family home — East Gaza City |
| ISRAEL MASS WAR CRIMES January 14 - 18 2009 Israel massacres — desire to kill one and half million people They came up again with the Hamas-was-in-the-UN-school lie |
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ISRAEL MASS WAR CRIMES CONTINUE January 2009 — Click here Israel killing — US paid army fires towards populations to cause death and injury The 42 vetoes of the US for Israel |
US Israel attack on Gaza City The Politics of Anti-Semitism 99 US Senators, 350 US House members attend AIPAC meeting |
Lest we forget — Ahmed and Asma, story of two children dying |
The Dark Side Initiates — Click here Dark path initiates depend on the denial The five-percent manipulator class is composed of those on the dark path |
Twenty Questions Radio/TV interviewers avoid asking about Israel Which parts of the Declaration of Human Rights and Geneva Conventions don't Israelis understand? Why is Israel still stealing Palestinian land for more illegal construction? |
Fake News on Palestine — Israel As Jews we march with the Palestinians and raise their flag! |
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Unspeakable grief and horror
...and the circus of deception continues... |
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