Photos from boat seizure
A view of the "Francop" heading toward the harbor in Ashdod. (ISRANET)
IDF soldiers inspect rocket launchers found among the weapons. (ISRANET)
Cartons of weapons hiddens among sacks of cargo. (ISRANET)
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 at 4:28 PM | David Kuner
Israel intercepts Iranian ‘care package’
Iran really should give up on shipping: A view of weapons intended for the Palestinian Authority captured in 2002 from the Karine-A
Israeli commando sailors intercepted a commercial ship this morning that–unbeknownst to its crew–was ferrying tons of weapons intended for Hezbullah and, ultimately, for use against Israeli cities. Among the hundreds of civilian cargo containers the ship carried were dozens of containers disguised as civilian cargo — but that held rockets, missiles and other weapons sent by Iran to its proxy organization, Hezbollah.
Hezbollah leaders are likely feeling the same frustration felt by Yasser Arafat and other leaders of the Palestinian Authority in 2002 when IDF sailors surprised the crew of the Karine-A, another cargo ship that turned out to be carrying non-civilian cargo — 50 tons of Iranian weapons headed to Gaza.
Ironically, the huge cache of rockets, explosive, sniper rifles and other assorted goodies was intercepted in the middle of meetings between Arafat and American officials designed to re-start stalled peace talks.
The meetings didn’t go well.
Comments (0) »Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 at 11:31 AM | Stand For Israel
Two rockets hit northern Israel
Comments (0) »A small-scale Global Jihad terror group was likely behind the firing of at least two Katyusha rockets into northern Israel on Friday afternoon, military sources said.
The rockets landed in open fields near the city of Nahariya. No casualties or damage were reported, and the IDF responded by firing some 15 artillery shells towards the source of the fire near the Lebanese city of Tyre.
IDF sources said that the rockets were 122 millimeter Katyushas, a short-range rocket known to be in the hands of Hizbullah as well as other smaller Palestinian terror groups that operate in southern Lebanon.
Friday, September 11th, 2009 at 1:45 PM | Stand For Israel
Iran’s growing shadow in Latin America
A disturbing report in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on the increasing influence of Iran and its proxies in Central and South America:
Comments (0) »In little more than two years, the number of Iranian diplomatic representatives in the region has increased from six to 11 and the number of diplomatic personnel has grown proportionately. This multiplication of Iran’s ties with Latin America has been the result of a strategic convergence.
Tehran sees its penetration in the region as essential to its efforts to weaken Washington international influence. The radical leftist governments of Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua view Iran as a partner with whom they share common ground: hostility towards the U.S. The result is an anti-American alliance in the heart of the Western Hemisphere.
Thursday, September 10th, 2009 at 1:46 PM | Stand For Israel
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