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India declines Israeli offer of aid delegation to Mumbai
By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: India, Mumbai chabad 

Israel sent a number of intelligence officers to India Thursday to assist in analyzing the major terrorist attack on Mumbai.

Defense Minister Ehud Barak Thursday offered India security, intelligence and humanitarian aid in dealing with the situation.

It appears the Indian government is not interested in high profile security assistance from Israel. Throughout the day, the Homefront Command prepared to send an aid delegation to India, but efforts were halted when it became clear that Mumbai was not enthusiastic about the prospect.
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The Israeli defense establishment Thursday avoided stating explicitly if the attack on Chabad House in Mumbai was planned or coincidental. One scenario raised was that the terrorists arrived there randomly while fleeing after an exchange of gunfire with Mumbai police. It is also possible that Chabad was targeted as part of an attack in which hotels were "marked" as points for the abduction and murder of Western tourists, centrally American and British citizens.



Security sources Thursday night said the picture emerging is still unclear and contradictory. Israel is still waiting for the results of the Indian security forces' investigation. If it becomes evident that the attack on Chabad House was planned, it is possible it will be necessary to fortify the security of Jewish institutions worldwide, currently rather relaxed in many countries.

Israeli experts believe the hostage-takers' behavior in Chabad House indicates they were not prepared to hole up and conduct negotiations. Communication with the terrorists is being conducted with a cell phone taken from a hostage. Apparently they also don't have video cameras or broadcast equipment with them.


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      3.   Think... 04:31  |  David James Vickery 28/11/08
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      5.   #3 it would make no difference 08:12  |  Gili 28/11/08
      6.   #3 DJV - how abt THIS solution to ALL the PROBLEMS in the WORLD 08:42  |  CK Tan 28/11/08
      7.   #3 DJV - how abt THIS solution to ALL the PROBLEMS in the WORLD 08:44  |  CK Tan 28/11/08
      8.   Compromise with Evil 08:45  |  V 28/11/08
      9.   Dear David, #3 08:49  |  Shtarka 28/11/08
      10.   Only Israel? Where are the Muslim countries? 09:02  |  Joe Sittizen 28/11/08
      11.   a change is needed 09:19  |  Capt Ahab 28/11/08
      12.   offer 09:31  |  colin 28/11/08
      13.   #10 Change? 09:48  |  Shtarka 28/11/08
      14.   CAPTAIN AHAB A change would be Pal.govt accepting PEACE 09:55  |  PETER SM 28/11/08
      15.   foolishness of Congress govt. 09:58  |  sam 28/11/08
      16.   Who could be behind the Mumbai attacks? 11:18  |  Tariq 28/11/08
      17.   # 4 to cipora re: "islamists" 11:19  |  eric 28/11/08
      18.   #3Vickery,these terrorists had issues re: release of Muslim terro 11:34  |  susanna/shoshana 28/11/08
      19.   Nothing has chaned... 12:30  |  Salil 28/11/08
      20.   Now this is great: 13:16  |  Axel 28/11/08
      21.   A helping muslim country 13:51  |  Jacob 28/11/08
      22.   Joe Sittizen? pakistan offered help immediately 14:40  |  try to pay attention 28/11/08
      23.   Israel can`t even secure the release of captured Shalit. How can 14:55  |  JustMe 28/11/08
      24.   23 15:31  |  zionist forever 28/11/08
      25.   Yea for Pakistan, I`m sure India would be thrilled to accept 15:35  |  Jacob Blues 28/11/08
      26.   #21 Jacob; just how "sincere" is Pakistani "help"-offer? 15:38  |  Alicia 28/11/08
      27.   The reason........ 15:57  |  William 28/11/08
      28.   Pakistan to send ISI head to India 16:10  |  Mark Lincoln 28/11/08
      29.   Alicia and her not so hidden fear of the muslim bomb 16:15  |  not nieve 28/11/08
      30.   #17 Eric: the difference betw. "radical" and "moderate" Moslems 16:15  |  Alicia 28/11/08
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      32.   Let me explain about "Muslim countries" 16:51  |  Joe Sittizen 28/11/08
      33.   here you go joe!!! 18:26  |  Amr Mussa 28/11/08
      34.   here`s more for yah joe 19:06  |  Khaled Hamza, 28/11/08
      35.   more for you joe!! 19:07  |  Khaled Hamza 28/11/08
      36.   # 26 to joe re: your erroneous assumptions 20:35  |  eric 28/11/08
      37.   #20 and #21 04:36  |  Rajshekar 29/11/08
      38.   # 30 to alicia re: student responses 07:30  |  eric 29/11/08
      39.   Response to tariq @ 16 22:56  |  Vishal 29/11/08
      40.   Response to Joe Sittizen @ 32 23:02  |  Vishal 29/11/08
      41.   on # 37 and # 17 23:05  |  Vik 29/11/08
      42.   To Eric, et al, re Muslim world aid to India 00:42  |  Joe Sittizen 30/11/08
      43.   TO #29 and #38 02:44  |  Alicia 30/11/08
      44.   # 42 no joe; you are 05:44  |  eric 30/11/08
      45.   # 43 you didn`t address a thing i said, alicia 06:01  |  eric 30/11/08
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