Israel Preparing to Repeat the ??Marmara? Scenario, Lebanon to Respond
Batoul Wehbe
20/06/2010 Lebanon is preparing to explain its position at the UN Security Council in response to Israeli threats to prevent ships that could sail from Lebanese ports in an attempt to break the Israeli siege of the Gaza Strip, Al-Hayat newspaper reported on Sunday.
The paper quoted an unnamed source as saying that Lebanon will reject Israeli accusations, especially after the letter sent by Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gabriela Shalev on Friday to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Security Council members pointing to alleged links between the sponsors of a new Gaza-bound aid ship and Hezbollah.
This comes as some 50 Christian and Muslim Lebanese women as well as foreigners, who say they are not affiliated to any political party, are preparing to leave Lebanon on Sunday on board of the Lebanese aid ship Mariam. The first boat, Naji el-Ali, is set to leave Beirut with 25 European activists onboard, including parliament members and some 50 journalists, including humanitarian equipment. The ship, which will be loaded with medical supplies for cancer patients, would be the latest bid to break Israel's four-year blockade of the territory. Julia, which has been docking at Tripoli port for about two months, is one of two ships to be used by Lebanese, Arab and foreign activists to carry aid to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Al-Hayat newspaper also quoted an official Lebanese source as saying that an Israeli attack on Lebanese citizens aboard a Gaza-bound aid ship in international waters will amount to an aggression on Lebanon. ??Lebanon will not stand idle if Israel attacks Lebanese and foreign civilians in international waters as it did with the Turkish ship a few weeks ago, even though Lebanon is not sponsoring [the new aid ship to Gaza],? the source said, referring to the Israeli attack on an aid flotilla in May that left nine Turks dead.
The source added that Lebanese laws do not prohibit civilians from sailing from its ports. However, the source said that preparations by Lebanese, Arab and foreign activists and journalists to sail from Lebanese ports carrying aid to Gaza have not yet reached their final stage.
WOULD ISRAEL ATTACK LEBANESE BOATS?
Meanwhile, the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Rai quoted a diplomatic source as saying that US Ambassador Michele Sison met with Prime Minister Saad Hariri two days ago to warn him about the actions Israel could take to prevent aid ships sailing from Lebanon to the Gaza Strip.
The report added that Hezbollah??s declaration that it had nothing to do with the aid missions from Lebanon to Gaza might not be sufficient to avert a possible sea confrontation.
The paper quoted an unnamed Western diplomatic source as saying that the Lebanese government has not yet responded to mediation attempts to prevent the Mariam aid ship from sailing from Lebanon to Gaza.
Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gabriela Shalev on Friday urged Lebanon and the international community to prevent a small group of ships from trying to break the blockade of the Gaza strip, and warned that Tel Aviv has the right to utilize all necessary measures to stop the vessels, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported.
In a statement issued on Friday, Hezbollah said it will not take part in any Gaza-bound aid missions in order to deny Israel an excuse to attack the boats.
UNIFIL Director of Political and Civil Affairs Milos Strugar said that the UN force has not received any warning or request from Israel to prevent Lebanese ships from sailing to Gaza, As-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper reported. ??The UNIFIL??s mission is confined to helping the Lebanese government at its request to prevent the transfer of unauthorized weapons to Lebanon by sea,? the paper quoted Strugar as saying. He added that the UN naval vessels?? activities were confined to this mission.
The Israeli daily Haaretz reported that since Wednesday, Israel has been exerting great diplomatic efforts on the international level to prevent the Lebanese government from launching the aid ships. It revealed that Israel had demanded from the Vatican to advise nuns against boarding the Mariam aid ship, seeing as tens of nuns have planned to be on the all-female ship. It also added that Israel had informed the U.N. and the Security Council that it intends to exercise its ??right? in preventing the Lebanese ships from reaching Gaza.
Haaretz said that the Israeli navy and intelligence are preparing themselves for thwarting the arrival of the ships, with military sources stressing that ships coming from Lebanon and Iran will not be allowed to go near Gaza shores.
Al-ManarTV:: Israel Preparing to Repeat the â??Marmaraâ? Scenario, Lebanon to Respond 20/06/2010
Israel Preparing to Repeat the ??Marmara? Scenario, Lebanon to Respond
I read a report today that said Lebanon would prevent the ships from sailing in order to deny Israel trumped up caucus belli (Islandboy, it means justification for war). Seems they may need to sail to Cyprus first.
Israel Preparing to Repeat the ??Marmara? Scenario, Lebanon to Respond
Lebanons gonna do what exactly? With their mighty Navy :D
If the boats choose to willfully attempt to run the blockade....they will be stopped,searched, and the folks onboard will be detained. The US Navy will assist this time also. Story over. Then the actual useful supplies will be hand delivered to Gaza in 18 wheelers.
More lame PR stunts created islamofascists to try and gain support to murder jews and destroy Israel by any means necessary......which they are losing.
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, im such a rebel war monger for my crazy beliefs huh.......ahhhhh:jointsmile:
Israel Preparing to Repeat the ??Marmara? Scenario, Lebanon to Respond
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Originally Posted by Islandborn
Lebanons gonna do what exactly? With their mighty Navy :D
If the boats choose to willfully attempt to run the blockade....they will be stopped,searched, and the folks onboard will be detained.
You forgot to mention that some will likely be murdered with shots to the back of the head.
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Originally Posted by Islandborn
The US Navy will assist this time also. Story over. Then the actual useful supplies will be hand delivered to Gaza in 18 wheelers.
Really? The US navy is assisting? I haven't seen that. Please point us to a reference. That's a very interesting development.
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Originally Posted by Islandborn
More lame PR stunts created islamofascists to try and gain support to murder jews and destroy Israel by any means necessary......which they are losing.
More lame jingoistic inflammatory language. Is this all you can contribute to these discussions? The real intent of gibberish like this is to inflame hatred against Muslims. You have no interest in honest debate of the issues, likely because you don't have the intellectual fire power argue your positions. Your rantings don't even make sense so I won't attempt to parse them.
Israel Preparing to Repeat the ??Marmara? Scenario, Lebanon to Respond
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Originally Posted by bigsby
More lame jingoistic inflammatory language. Is this all you can contribute to these discussions? The real intent of gibberish like this is to inflame hatred against Muslims.
as opposed to what? your own lame jingoistic inflammatory language, designed to inflame hatred against israel? i've been watching this foolish banter and i have yet to see anything posted that is more than childish propaganda. that it is being engaged in by both sides only perverts what little truth we may find in the "official" accounts.
Israel Preparing to Repeat the ??Marmara? Scenario, Lebanon to Respond
Inflame hatred against muslims....what a joke....thats all you poor saps have isnt it? Im racist or I trry to incite violence against muslims......I love it.
11 american warships and an Israeli warship sailed quietly through the Suez Canal yesterday.....it was on all the news stations and I posted on it.
The whole flotilla PR is also assisted by MoveOn.org....sooooooooo....if anyone is selling out America.....better check their birth certificates.
Left-Wing Lobbyists Orchestrate Gaza Campaign
Do you have some verifiable video or pictures of these "peace activists" with bullet holes in the back of their head?? If so BigGovernment.com will pay you 15,000$, but i bet ya dont.
Sink the boats.:pimp:
Israel Preparing to Repeat the ??Marmara? Scenario, Lebanon to Respond
Here's another video taken by the "PEACE ACTIVISTS" on board the flotillas......this guy is a great example of the brains behind these pure PR STUNTS.
YouTube - Flotilla Passenger: "I Want to Be a Shahid"
Dumbditty dumb. Isn't the actual definition of insanity repeating the same actions over and over and over and expecting a different result. Well, this man needs mental hospital.:thumbsup:
Israel Preparing to Repeat the ??Marmara? Scenario, Lebanon to Respond
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Originally Posted by delusionsofNORMALity
as opposed to what? your own lame jingoistic inflammatory language, designed to inflame hatred against israel? i've been watching this foolish banter and i have yet to see anything posted that is more than childish propaganda. that it is being engaged in by both sides only perverts what little truth we may find in the "official" accounts.
Like our friends, saying it doesn't make it so. Please back up your words with examples. Where have I used jingoistic language to inflame hatred against Israel? If I had the Islamofacist crowd would have called me an anti-semite long ago. Please. If you are going to make a charge like that then back it up.
Israel Preparing to Repeat the ??Marmara? Scenario, Lebanon to Respond
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Originally Posted by Islandborn
Do you have some verifiable video or pictures of these "peace activists" with bullet holes in the back of their head?? If so BigGovernment.com will pay you 15,000$, but i bet ya dont.
The pathology reports are widely available online. They don't include pictures or videos which explains why you are ignorant of the facts.
You can read about it here: Israel boards Gaza aid ship as blockade criticized | Reuters
Because articles of this length and complexity offer unique challenges for the Faux News crowd I'll provide this summary:
The head of Turkey's state forensics laboratory said autopsy results on the nine Turkish activists killed in Monday's raid showed they had been shot a total of 30 times, many at close range. Five were killed by gunshots to the head.
Let me poke around so that I can provide you with independent verification. Perhaps Hannity or Rush covered this...
Israel Preparing to Repeat the ??Marmara? Scenario, Lebanon to Respond
you simply just can't grasp that im not a fox news guy or a Republican can ya? Its the same old tired attack line with you folks. I VOTED for Obamas dumb ass. Love gay marriage and am pro choice too...scary huh. Now Im done with the Democrat Party forever or until they purge the welfare baby socialists from their party.
The turkish medical inspector said this did he? Wow. If more peace activists attack soldiers with knives and sticks, they can expect to be shot again. Pablo Escobar had multiple gun shots and then one to the head.....2 to the chest, 1 to the head.....pretty standard tacticle training. Not to mention there were 6 Israeli snipers not onboard the boat......
Those useful morons onboard those boats KNEW EXACTLY what was coming and what would happen.....allah akbar and adios.
Israel Preparing to Repeat the ??Marmara? Scenario, Lebanon to Respond
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Originally Posted by Islandborn
The turkish medical inspector said this did he? Wow. If more peace activists attack soldiers with knives and sticks, they can expect to be shot again. Pablo Escobar had multiple gun shots and then one to the head.....2 to the chest, 1 to the head.....pretty standard tacticle training. Not to mention there were 6 Israeli snipers not onboard the boat......
OK so you don't accept the Turkish coroner's report. Fair enough. I don't accept that anything about this was "standard practice." That is why we need an independent inquiry. Let it be done by the American's for all I care. Let's have an honest, open look at the events and the film that exists. No? Really? But why not? Oh. Because an American led inquiry would be bias against Israel. Yes. That would never do.
