The Israelis turned back an enemy nation’s ship from entering Gaza. Watch this get spun as an anti-humanitarian move by Israel.
An Iranian aid ship tried to break the blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip for the second time Wednesday. Israel Defense Forces sources confirmed that Navy ships contacted the boat’s crew and ordered them to turn back.
Funny, the AP report doesn’t include this information at all:
The boat was making its way to Gaza through the Suez Canal. It docked at Egypt’s Port Said on Tuesday evening and the crew attempted to unload the goods on the deck, but the Egyptians turned them down. The ship then continued towards Gaza.
But the AP does spin this anti-Israel in the lead. It takes as fact the Iranian state claims that there are only “humanitarian” supplies on this ship. Uh-huh. Wonder how many Fajr missiles you can hide in a 2,000 ton cargo?
The Israeli navy intercepted an Iranian ship loaded with medicine, food and clothing destined for Gaza and forced the vessel to Egypt instead, Iran’s state television reported Wednesday.
Meanwhile, in a gesture of support with the Palestinians in Gaza, Iran’s top leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, issued a religious opinion, or fatwa, declaring the purchase of any Israeli goods or trade with Israeli companies to be forbidden.
Israel’s offensive in Gaza, which Palestinian medical officials say has killed more than 940 Palestinians since Dec. 27, has sparked outrage in Iran and throughout the Muslim world. Israel has said it launched its campaign to stop rocket fire aimed at civilians in southern Israeli towns by the militant group Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip. Iran is Hamas’ main backer, providing it political and financial support, though Tehran denies sending the organization weapons.
Right. Tehran denies it, but there is ample proof that the terrorists in Gaza use Iranian-supplied weapons to kill Israelis.
The Egyptians deny the Iranians permission to unload the cargo, but it’s Israel that’s keeping “humanitarian equipment” out of Gaza. It’s a war zone.
Israeli military officials said the ship was prevented from reaching Gaza as part of a general naval blockade meant to prevent weapons smuggling, and not due to the boat’s Iranian origins.
All right, someone’s lying there. Let’s face it. No way an Iranian ship will ever get Israeli permission to land in Gaza. Nor should it.
Why would anyone allow Iran to bring anything into or near your country? I would direct inbound shipments to a harbor that I could confirm every box and package in it as needed or necessary. We know from the few honest reporters around that no matter what is sent in the HAMAS animals will except it and sell it (for a profit) to its own people.