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The Iranian vessel carrying arms for Hezbollah is seen at the port in Ashdod on Wednesday.
(Ilan Assayag)
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Israel Navy chief: Hezbollah-bound Iran ship carried hundreds of tons of arms
By Anshel Pfeffer, Amos Harel, and Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondents, and Reuters
Tags: Iran, Israel News 

Israel Navy Chief Brig. Gen. Rani Ben-Yehuda said Wednesday that an arms ship seized near Cyprus earlier in the day had been carrying hundreds of tons of weapons.

Israeli commandos seized the ship before dawn on Wednesday and defense officials said it had been carrying missiles and rockets bound for Lebanon's Iranian-backed Hezbollah guerrillas, believed to have come from Iran.


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Israel and Hezbollah fought a bitter war in the summer of 2006 that ended with a United Nations-brokered cease-fire, but occasional flare-ups occur.

Wednesday's pre-dawn seizure in the waters near Cyprus was bigger than a similar haul in 2002, when Israeli military confiscated Karine A, a vessel with 50 tons of missiles, mortars, rifles and ammunition headed for Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip.

In Tehran, Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem dismissed Israeli allegations the ship carried arms.

"Unfortunately, some pirates sometimes take action in the name of inspection and prevent the sailing of commercial ships," he was quoted as saying by the state IRNA news agency during a visit Wednesday. "This ship was carrying goods from Syria heading to Iran and was not carrying weapons making materials."

It was unclear why Moallem said the ship was headed in the opposite direction of that claimed by Israel. Syrian officials were not immediately available for comment in Damascus.

Iran and Syria are close allies and Hezbollah's principle backers. Israel accuses Syria and Iran of supplying Hezbollah with weapons using air, sea and land routes - including through the port of Latakia.

At a press conference Wednesday, Ben-Yehuda said that the ship had been carrying 40 containers filled with 300 tons of weapons each, all meant for Hezbollah in order to pose a threat to Israel.

The navy commander described the operation, saying that the Antigua-flagged ship was first detected during a routine patrol. In coordination with NATO ships, the ship's crew was questioned and a request for a closer inspection was presented to them. Defense officials encountered no resistance in boarding the ship. An inspection of the ship's documents revealed that the ship was carrying several containers of weapons originating from Iran and headed for Syria.

A random check of the containers revealed weapons, the navy chief explained, especially rockets hidden inside containers belonging to the Iranian commercial fleet.

Ben-Yehuda refused to divulge whether Israel had any prior intelligence regarding the ship's cargo, saying that "we have ongoing intelligence indicating that Iran is continuously supporting Hezbollah and other organizations with massive quantities of weapons." He said that no anti-aircraft or anti-tank missiles have been found aboard the ship.

After the initial search on board the ship, the navy towed the freighter to Israel, where it conducted a thorough inspection of the cargo, the IDF said.

Intelligence agencies had surveilled the vessel for a number of days leading up to the raid. The decision to seize the ship was made following a recommendation by top IDF brass and was approved by the country's most senior echelon.

In addition, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak were kept abreast of preparations for the raid over the course of a few days.

"There were Katyusha (rockets), whose purpose is to hit civilians," Deputy Defence Minister Matan Vilnai told Army Radio.

He did not give any quantities, voicing doubt its crew knew munitions were on aboard.

Asked if the weaponry had been earmarked for Hezbollah, Vilnai said: "Yes. It strengthens (the group) and improves its long-range firing capability into Israel."

Netanyahu released a statement Wednesday saying that the weapons found on board the ship were intended to harm Israel's cities and town. The premier hailed the IDF and the Navy for the operation.

Barak praised the capture of the ship. Barak congratulated IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi and Navy Commander Admiral Eliezer Marom for the ship's seizure.

"This is another success in the endless struggle against attempts to smuggle weapons and military equipment whose goal is to strengthen terrorist elements who threaten the security of Israel," the defense minister said. "I congratulate the IDF troops for the successful operation."

Following the raid, ministers in the diplomatic-security cabinet convened for a special session Wednesday morning, where they were given an intelligence and operational briefing on the details of the seizure.

Before the meeting, the ministers who were summoned were told that the discussion would focus on the latest developments related to the Palestinian Authority. The meeting though was devoted exclusively to the ship's capture.

From all indications, the operation was not brought for cabinet approval prior to its execution. Rather, it is likely that a small forum of a select number of ministers gave the go-ahead.

Foreign Ministry officials on Wednesday launched consultations to determine Israel's public relations stance in explaining the operation and its ramifications to diplomats and the foreign press.

Since the conclusion of Operation Cast Lead, last winter's three-week military offensive against the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, the Navy and the Israel Air Force have conducted routine and extensive patrols and reconnaissance in the Mediterranean and Red Sea.

The military seeks to intercept ships bearing arms intended for Hamas and Hezbollah. As part of these efforts, the Navy has deployed warships through the Suez Canal.

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      2.   More piracy 10:55  |  mariapalestina 04/11/09
      3.   mariapalestina`s international waters 11:01  |  SDHD 04/11/09
      4.   Kol hakavod 11:01  |  Charles 04/11/09
      5.   Israel Breaks International Law ! 11:04  |  Michael 04/11/09
      6.   #1, Teacher, agree completely 11:08  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/11/09
      7.   Piracy on the High seas 11:11  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/11/09
      8.   Maria the pitiful 11:13  |  Hertzel 04/11/09
      9.   dont be patting yourself 11:15  |  mark 04/11/09
      10.   Pirate 11:16  |  Gem 04/11/09
      11.   Piracy 11:17  |  Erik 04/11/09
      12.   Er Where do Israel`s territorial waters end? 11:18  |  CJ 04/11/09
      13.   UN mandate? 11:21  |  Proud Israaeeli 04/11/09
      14.   Pirate 11:24  |  Tomi 04/11/09
      15.   Hello Gem 11:26  |  Hertzel 04/11/09
      16.   Not Piracy, Just an Act of War 11:30  |  Mark of Lewiston 04/11/09
      17.   I`m rather curious..... 11:32  |  Johnboy 04/11/09
      18.   Rule Britannia 11:43  |  rob 04/11/09
      19.   Silly anti-Israeli-types and their "act of war" gibberish 11:44  |  SDHD 04/11/09
      20.   EXCELLENT!! CONGRATULATIONS ON A JOB WELL DONE. 11:48  |  Petra 04/11/09
      21.   To: # 12 11:50  |  Grubi 04/11/09
      22.   TO Mariapalestina 11:50  |  Proud Israeli 04/11/09
      23.   Thank you 11:51  |  Sarah 04/11/09
      24.   Piracy? 11:53  |  Liam 04/11/09
      25.   #17-tunnel vision Johnboy 11:59  |  Canadian 04/11/09
      26.   United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 12:03  |  Daniel 04/11/09
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      28.   Petra - The Palestinians actually have a RIGHT to obtain arms. 12:07  |  CJ 04/11/09
      29.   Johnboy 12:07  |  Daniela 04/11/09
      30.   Thank you #26 Maybe these `act of war` brats will shut up now.. 12:08  |  Liam 04/11/09
      31.   Proud Israeli - Uh? 12:11  |  CJ 04/11/09
      32.   Daniel - You have no idea of what you`re talking about 12:15  |  CJ 04/11/09
      33.   mariapalestine 12:24  |  Yaron 04/11/09
      34.   #7 12:25  |  Mike B 04/11/09
      35.   #25 Canadian knee-jerks his way into talkback 12:25  |  Johnboy 04/11/09
      36.   so it would be OK 12:28  |  John the American 04/11/09
      37.   good 12:29  |  yerushalmi 04/11/09
      38.   #26 Err, Daniel, care to read again? 12:30  |  Johnboy 04/11/09
      39.   Iranian arms exports are illegal n/t 12:30  |  JonathanInTelAviv 04/11/09
      40.   #34 Mike B of London 12:34  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/11/09
      41.   #37 yerushalmi 12:38  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/11/09
      42.   #39 Jonathan in Tel Aviv 12:39  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/11/09
      43.   Johnboy 12:47  |  Michael Davison 04/11/09
      44.   Oh no, Syria will declare war against us 12:47  |  Ilan 04/11/09
      45.   Sudan and Syria 12:48  |  Kevin 04/11/09
      46.   To #26 #30 12:50  |  Yaron 04/11/09
      47.   Israel the bad boy of ME 12:53  |  dave 04/11/09
      48.   A case study for Anti-Semetism 12:56  |  Adam 04/11/09
      49.   #44 llan 12:58  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/11/09
      50.   Another hollow victory for Israel. 13:01  |  Michael 04/11/09
      51.   Relying on the U.N 13:03  |  Tublecain 04/11/09
      52.   Territotial waters... 13:04  |  Mat 04/11/09
      53.   JonathanInTelAviv - Illegal according to who? 13:04  |  CJ 04/11/09
      54.   BRAVO!!! 13:04  |  Israeli citizen 04/11/09
      55.   #43 Those are bold claims, Michael 13:06  |  Johnboy 04/11/09
      56.   Who invented piracy? And who complains now about it? 13:06  |  Israeli citizen 04/11/09
      57.   Michael Davison - " smuggled " according to who? 13:06  |  CJ 04/11/09
      58.   #48 Adam 13:09  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/11/09
      59.   Mat - UH? 13:11  |  CJ 04/11/09
      60.   Thank you israeli navy 13:12  |  dave 04/11/09
      61.   #52 Matt of Tel Aviv 13:13  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/11/09
      62.   Borders Shmorders 13:13  |  Free World 04/11/09
      63.   #7 Piracy on the high seas 13:14  |  British Zionist 04/11/09
      64.   It is Iran that will finally scuttle the Goldstone report... 13:18  |  Esther 04/11/09
      65.   Israel has the right to capture the ship!! 13:20  |  Ami Israel Goldman 04/11/09
      66.   Johnboy 13:24  |  Ishai 04/11/09
      67.   #63 British Zionist (Can there be such a thing) 13:25  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/11/09
      68.   To all those asking about if the situation was flipped 13:28  |  antony 04/11/09
      69.   to all you lovers of international law - 13:28  |  ivo 04/11/09
      70.   To #46 13:30  |  Daniel 04/11/09
      71.   #38 13:31  |  Daniel 04/11/09
      72.   Chris Linthwaite - What`s Up 13:34  |  Yitz 04/11/09
      73.   Ishai - Er many UNSC resolutions against Ausralia? 13:36  |  CJ 04/11/09
      74.   Erik 11 13:36  |  ChanahS 04/11/09
      75.   Who doesn`t brake international law 13:37  |  Elsir Khalil 04/11/09
      76.   Johnboy 38 - selective reading 13:46  |  ChanahS 04/11/09
      77.   #72 Yitz of modin 13:47  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/11/09
      78.   Daniel Stop squirming B4 U make a complete idiot of yourself. 13:49  |  CJ 04/11/09
      79.   Does the ship contain any Goldstones, rockets recently tested in 13:50  |  Talia, mother of 3 04/11/09
      80.   Hey Chris think about this 13:51  |  Ilan 04/11/09
      81.   Esther 64. Perceptive as always. 13:51  |  Michael 04/11/09
      82.   Daniel - no such thing as International waters of coasts. 13:53  |  CJ 04/11/09
      83.   Linthwaite 61 you`ve lost it 13:54  |  ChanahS 04/11/09
      84.   It`s a change, anyway 13:55  |  H50 04/11/09
      85.   ChanahS - put up an example of the US seizing ships in 13:57  |  CJ 04/11/09
      86.   Linthwaite to Yitz 13:58  |  ChanahS 04/11/09
      87.   to number1 and 6 14:05  |  robert 04/11/09
      88.   Linthwaite: Who cares under which UN mandate Israel operated? 14:09  |  Lee 04/11/09
      89.   Johnboy why don`t you question 14:10  |  dudu 04/11/09
      90.   In Australia, CJ! 14:13  |  Romano 04/11/09
      91.   #40 Chris Linthwaite Knower of everything 14:15  |  H 04/11/09
      92.   Good Catch Today! 14:16  |  Jane 04/11/09
      93.   Israel is at war with syria 14:17  |  dave 04/11/09
      94.   Johnboy Does the ship kargo manifests that there was weapons on 14:18  |  Aby 04/11/09
      95.   terror gangs think weapons are tools for peace making... 14:19  |  Avi 04/11/09
      96.   The goyim... 14:23  |  Yehudi Pashut 04/11/09
      97.   #86 Chanah re Linthwaite 14:23  |  H 04/11/09
      98.   #82 Chanah S 14:26  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/11/09
      99.   #73 - CJ 14:35  |  Ishai 04/11/09
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      101.   CJ 85 - I don`t have to put up anything 14:42  |  ChanahS 04/11/09
      102.   SDHD, The irony of your hypocracy 14:43  |  NSM 04/11/09
      103.   Cris L. #61: in Hezb.`s case it doesn`t matter what you call them 14:51  |  ivo 04/11/09
      104.   The ship clearly broke the treaty of 1888 14:51  |  Ran 04/11/09
      105.   #104 Ran 15:01  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/11/09
      106.   Poor Iranians and Hezbolahs, they worked so hard and now Pfft! 15:06  |  S 04/11/09
      107.   army for Hezbollah 15:08  |  american 04/11/09
      108.   Yehudi Pashut 15:09  |  Charles 04/11/09
      109.   answer to Hertzel 15:10  |  american 04/11/09
      110.   How can anyone have a problem with this? 15:12  |  steve 04/11/09
      111.   31 CJ neither do you. Res 1701 calls for Hezbollah to be disarmed 15:13  |  An Israeli 04/11/09
      112.   answer to Proud Israeli 15:15  |  american 04/11/09
      113.   Isareli Pirate = Somali pirates 15:19  |  Peter 04/11/09
      114.   A Summary of International Law in International Waters 15:21  |  Daniel 04/11/09
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      116.   Iranian ship flew an Antiguan flag? 15:22  |  Maryam 04/11/09
      117.   It seems as if All the Armchair Terrorists here 15:28  |  Gil 04/11/09
      118.   Mariapalestina 15:29  |  Purple Canary 04/11/09
      119.   Chris Linthwaite 15:33  |  Purple Canary 04/11/09
      120.   36John the "American" does not know that by US Law, Hezzbola 15:37  |  Rob 04/11/09
      121.   LOL - We made a mistake 15:37  |  Daniel 04/11/09
      122.   #105 An Israeli 15:37  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/11/09
      123.   #61 chris linthwaite 15:38  |  Jew 04/11/09
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      126.   # 9 and Jew Haters, check all sources not just moslem/arab 15:50  |  Will It Print 04/11/09
      127.   #67 British Zionist 15:50  |  British Zionist 04/11/09
      128.   11 - Erik 15:58  |  Maurice 04/11/09
      129.   #19 SDHD 16:02  |  BDS 04/11/09
      130.   Ishai - Are stupid arguments all you have? 16:02  |  CJ 04/11/09
      131.   #11 Erik from Oxford 16:12  |  Mickey 04/11/09
      132.   Propaganda, 16:12  |  Najeeb 04/11/09
      133.   #114 Purple Canary 16:13  |  Chris linthwaite 04/11/09
      134.   12cj-"Er Where do Israel`s territorial waters end?" answer... 16:13  |  bat yam 04/11/09
      135.   2002 North Korean Missile Seizure 16:14  |  Chad 04/11/09
      136.   To # 96 "the goyim" 16:15  |  James 04/11/09
      137.   Israel bashers can be positive about one thing 16:16  |  Israeliguy 04/11/09
      138.   Piracy 16:17  |  Aristeides 04/11/09
      139.   UN Resolutions made it illegal for Iran to export arms to hez 16:17  |  jason 04/11/09
      140.   CJ of Sydney 16:18  |  Mickey 04/11/09
      141.   Daniel - Seems Spain Illegally seized the ship. 16:18  |  CJ 04/11/09
      142.   #110 Happy Harry not worked up 16:18  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/11/09
      143.   Poor Iranians and Hezbolahs; they worked hard and now Pfft! 2nd t 16:19  |  S 04/11/09
      144.   36#John the American 16:25  |  Israeliguy 04/11/09
      145.   Answer to comment number 108 16:26  |  Yehudi Pashut 04/11/09
      146.   Crime Against Egypt 16:27  |  Ran 04/11/09
      147.   Just imagine if the ship did reach Hezzbollah 16:28  |  Israeliguy 04/11/09
      148.   dont blame israel just fight the war 16:28  |  chilem 04/11/09
      149.   Iran not "officially at war" with anybody 16:28  |  un2here 04/11/09
      150.   132# Najeeb 16:35  |  Israeliguy 04/11/09
      151.   arab states should intercept arms sent to israel 16:35  |  sam i am 04/11/09
      152.   #113 peter 16:41  |  mohamed 04/11/09
      153.   Iran, Ground Zero 16:43  |  Kenn 04/11/09
      154.   130#@ CJ your arguments are stupid 16:43  |  Israeliguy 04/11/09
      155.   mariapalestina is right,,, 16:44  |  Silvienne 04/11/09
      156.   104 Cris whats his name is wrong 16:44  |  Ran 04/11/09
      157.   To Canadian.. 16:48  |  Silvienne 04/11/09
      158.   Michael #81... I would like to believe that it was fortuitous... 16:48  |  Esther 04/11/09
      159.   To Liam... 16:49  |  Silvienne 04/11/09
      160.   When in war, better to seize arms before they kill 16:50  |  David Israel 04/11/09
      161.   Is that the same Iran that J.Street doesn`t want to sanction ? 16:50  |  Jew 04/11/09
      162.   BDS 126 - nonsense 16:51  |  ChanahS 04/11/09
      163.   Mickey UH? 16:51  |  CJ 04/11/09
      164.   Najeeb 132 - fabrication? 16:53  |  ChanahS 04/11/09
      165.   #143 S 16:53  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/11/09
      166.   jason Care to put up the UNSC resolution? 16:55  |  CJ 04/11/09
      167.   Daniel & laws 16:58  |  Burglar 04/11/09
      168.   142# Chris Linthwaite 17:01  |  Israeliguy 04/11/09
      169.   Caught Like Rats 17:07  |  Jeff Northridge 04/11/09
      170.   Chris Linthwaite 17:08  |  Ehud 04/11/09
      171.   Many on this sight would love to hear about 17:11  |  TOMY 04/11/09
      172.   Lebanon does have a right to defend itself 17:14  |  get over it 04/11/09
      173.   #48 Adam , well explained , still falling on 17:14  |  TOMY 04/11/09
      174.   145# when the mullahs took over in 1979 17:17  |  Israeliguy 04/11/09
      175.   "show us the weapons" 17:18  |  David Finkelstein 04/11/09
      176.   what about arms ships to Israel? 17:19  |  Mike 04/11/09
      177.   CJ #145 17:20  |  Charles 04/11/09
      178.   #146 Chris Linthwaite 17:22  |  S 04/11/09
      179.   Perhaps we should have a law that Israel just cannot defend itsel 17:23  |  AA 04/11/09
      180.   Now "1,001 Nights" for Israel`s adversaries... 17:26  |  Esther 04/11/09
      181.   Lintwit and friends ... 17:35  |  Jasper 04/11/09
      182.   Wail on, united international wailers; we´ll give you ...... 17:39  |  Hazak 04/11/09
      183.   Not Piracy, Just an Act of War Mark of Lewiston 17:43  |  Sylvia 04/11/09
      184.   Good job! Now... 17:48  |  Yonatan 04/11/09
      185.   Major Arms Supplier to Israel 17:48  |  Ron 04/11/09
      186.   anti-Israel sympathizers will always blame IDF 17:51  |  4truth 04/11/09
      187.   To "piracy" morons: Read "In coordination with NATO ships" part 17:54  |  Dr. L. Brnd 04/11/09
      188.   well said adam 18:03  |  lifei 04/11/09
      189.   I cannot understand why Hezbollah 18:04  |  Gideon Osbourne 04/11/09
      190.   ezbollah-bound Iran ship carried hundreds of tons of arms 18:09  |  norman 04/11/09
      191.   Sorry to diappoint me Finkelstein 175 18:11  |  ChanahS 04/11/09
      192.   un2here 149 18:16  |  ChanahS 04/11/09
      193.   #178 S Thats true 18:16  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/11/09
      194.   Authorized under international law 18:16  |  Gee 04/11/09
      195.   #179 AA 18:18  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/11/09
      196.   UN is Bias 18:20  |  Mohamad 04/11/09
      197.   nicely done! 18:21  |  rigma 04/11/09
      198.   #104 Ran - Suez Canal 18:31  |  mariapalestina 04/11/09
      199.   Sink ALL Iranian ships 18:36  |  Chaim Ben Kahan 04/11/09
      200.   No more "rules of the sea" Israel at risk here. 18:37  |  Josh 04/11/09
      201.   Wake up and stop spankig your back 18:38  |  Reza Shah 04/11/09
      202.   Good Job 18:40  |  Baruch Gold 04/11/09
      203.   send more ships israel is losing this war 18:40  |  chilem 04/11/09
      204.   Congratulations 18:42  |  Rory 04/11/09
      205.   it was an Israeli/nato operation 18:45  |  The Swede 04/11/09
      206.   Israel seized illegal Iranian arms 18:53  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/11/09
      207.   @ChanahS 18:54  |  un2here 04/11/09
      208.   Israeli intelligence proves world class once again 18:55  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/11/09
      209.   Hezbo is not having a very good decade 18:56  |  Dan 04/11/09
      210.   The Mossad was informed of this ship by Goldstone 18:56  |  Dwido 04/11/09
      211.   Chaim Ben Kahan 18:56  |  mariapalestina 04/11/09
      212.   Interesting huh? 18:58  |  Sixpoint77 04/11/09
      213.   #180, Esther, the ship was carrying tons of candy 19:00  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/11/09
      214.   forget UN laws, this is common sense 19:05  |  chilem 04/11/09
      215.   #199 Chaim Ben Israel 19:06  |  Phoebe Bing 04/11/09
      216.   Michael, UK and Esther 19:08  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/11/09
      217.   Where is the UN Condemnation??? 19:09  |  John Q. Public 04/11/09
      218.   #169, Jeff Northridge 19:12  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/11/09
      219.   #193 Chris Linthwaite That`s not fair... 19:15  |  S 04/11/09
      220.   More proof of Iran`s encirclement policy 19:16  |  Morris Valentine 04/11/09
      221.   Israel is at war with Iran and Syria so who cares 19:22  |  nissim 04/11/09
      222.   IRAN SHIP medicine back 19:23  |  The Teacher/Instruct 04/11/09
      223.   Move Quickly Bibi 19:24  |  Trey Sannibal 04/11/09
      224.   Armchair terrorists we should wait until they shoot Tel Aviv 19:28  |  Dan 04/11/09
      225.   The next Iranian ship will be booby trapped 19:34  |  zoe 04/11/09
      226.   Neither piracy nor an act of war 19:34  |  ODP1 04/11/09
      227.   Not piracy, completely legal. 19:44  |  Del-Ray 04/11/09
      228.   183 Sylvia - You Seem Confused 19:47  |  Mark of Lewiston 04/11/09
      229.   The bullies in action again! 19:51  |  Pablo Luis 04/11/09
      230.   Not an act of war either. 19:51  |  Del-Ray 04/11/09
      231.   israel is receiving weapon shipments too 19:52  |  ClearCut 04/11/09
      232.   What is UNIFIL doing???? 19:52  |  Philippe 04/11/09
      233.   Hizbollah are terrorists 19:55  |  bgfromgb 04/11/09
      234.   The dogs bark and the caravan passes by 19:56  |  Yonatan 04/11/09
      235.   ODP1 #219 19:58  |  Brant 04/11/09
      236.   218 Zoe - The next time the ship will be bombed 19:59  |  Yonatan 04/11/09
      237.   #212 S 20:04  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/11/09
      238.   Chilem and root causes 20:06  |  SDHD 04/11/09
      239.   Why does Israel behave hostile? 20:07  |  Jaap 04/11/09
      240.   UN2here living in a complete fantasyland 20:08  |  SDHD 04/11/09
      241.   Oh dear 20:11  |  Colin Wright 04/11/09
      242.   Not an act of war or piracy 20:14  |  lawyer 04/11/09
      243.   #228, Mark, you are the one confused 20:14  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/11/09
      244.   Call me naiive but... 20:18  |  Welshman 04/11/09
      245.   Keep up the Ggood work and the good publicity!!!!! 20:18  |  Edward 04/11/09
      246.   CJ 20:20  |  Ishai 04/11/09
      247.   #239 Jaap of Groningen 20:21  |  Yonatan 04/11/09
      248.   oh dear oh dear oh dear 20:23  |  Ilan 04/11/09
      249.   bad news good news 20:23  |  klod168 04/11/09
      250.   Clearly... 20:24  |  Ishai 04/11/09
      251.   #241 Colin Wrong again 20:32  |  Yonatan 04/11/09
      252.   to Jaap #239 20:32  |  The Swede 04/11/09
      253.   234Yon. "My wish is that your countries be endangered like ours" 20:33  |  bat yam 04/11/09
      254.   @SDHD 20:35  |  un2here 04/11/09
      255.   so what? 100s of tons weapons ship to Israel monthly from USA, 20:37  |  Avram 04/11/09
      256.   excuse me... 20:38  |  S 04/11/09
      257.   The best thing about this story 20:39  |  Bilbi 04/11/09
      258.   172 get over yourself 20:41  |  Viewer 04/11/09
      259.   arms shipments r same as drugs shipments 20:50  |  south lebanon 04/11/09
      260.   Welshman #244 I will call you ignorant 20:53  |  Gee 04/11/09
      261.   Are there pictures of the weapons available ? 20:54  |  Roland Burger 04/11/09
      262.   DELUSION OF A DEMILITARIZED PALESTINE 20:57  |  Steve of Mevaserret 04/11/09
      263.   What un2here believes 20:57  |  SDHD 04/11/09
      264.   172# Lebanon wouldnt need to defend itself 21:10  |  Israeliguy 04/11/09
      265.   Chris LintTwitter (#98) 21:14  |  Gil 04/11/09
      266.   The Arms Trade is... 21:16  |  Ehud 04/11/09
      267.   to 259 South Lebanon 21:23  |  Ran 04/11/09
      268.   #232 From a pragmatical standpoint, the 21:24  |  Ardi 04/11/09
      269.   The Irani ship 21:27  |  Elia 04/11/09
      270.   Israei Intercepts Iranian arms bound for Lebanon 21:46  |  Donald 04/11/09
      271.   Great job IDF! 21:54  |  4:20 04/11/09
      272.   ARMS SHIP 22:05  |  SAM 04/11/09
      273.   @233 Hezbollah is part of the Lebanese Government 22:06  |  Marc Leb 04/11/09
      274.   Poor Linthwait et al 22:07  |  leoblue 04/11/09
      275.   can hezba pull over american ships to israel? 22:07  |  billy jack 04/11/09
      276.   To "American" #112 22:08  |  Proud Israeli 04/11/09
      277.   Simple lesson 22:13  |  RfaelMoshe 04/11/09
      278.   UN2here254 22:18  |  jeff 04/11/09
      279.   To: Colin Wright 241 (Wrong As Usual) 22:27  |  SJC 04/11/09
      280.   This is piracy 22:29  |  mehmet 04/11/09
      281.   Clear skys - Clear seas 22:31  |  audDocd 04/11/09
      282.   # 265 Proud Israeli 22:36  |  The Teacher/Instruct 04/11/09
      283.   Chris Linthwaite 22:36  |  Yakov 04/11/09
      284.   ship was meant to be discovered 22:41  |  watcher 04/11/09
      285.   mariapalestina 198 22:46  |  ChanahS 04/11/09
      286.   Unbelievable 22:47  |  Observer 04/11/09
      287.   Wise to tow such a ship into harbor? Ships are slow-moving ICBMs 22:49  |  Stephen in New York 04/11/09
      288.   chilem 203 22:50  |  ChanahS 04/11/09
      289.   #7 Chris Linthwaite 22:50  |  Murray of Montreal 04/11/09
      290.   #278 Murray of Montreal 23:07  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/11/09
      291.   Phooebe Bing 215 - what international law would 23:08  |  Chanahs 04/11/09
      292.   #272 Yakov 23:12  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/11/09
      293.   CJ In war enemy shipping is attacked especially arms carriers 23:30  |  PETER SM 04/11/09
      294.   mark,mark mark so foolish 23:31  |  bill 04/11/09
      295.   get over it 172 23:32  |  ChanahS 04/11/09
      296.   `Look what I found` is the key 23:54  |  TonyL 04/11/09
      297.   The Muslim-Arab bloc in the UN 23:57  |  Yonatan 04/11/09
      298.   For Unbelievable, Believe it... stats on the Francop 00:18  |  Jacob Blues 05/11/09
      299.   I say 00:20  |  Anwar 05/11/09
      300.   Lintwait, does Hezbo act within the boundary of intl law? 00:21  |  Just Checking 05/11/09
      301.   #120 Rob 00:25  |  BDS 05/11/09
      302.   Good Job Israel 00:26  |  you watch for our 05/11/09
      303.   Iran has over involved itself 00:28  |  Peter Williams 05/11/09
      304.   Well done Israel. 00:29  |  Jan Vlaming 05/11/09
      305.   Mehmet - WOW 00:29  |  David Israel 05/11/09
      306.   Silver-in, having a bad day? 00:43  |  Dan 05/11/09
      307.   chanah 00:53  |  stella westwell 05/11/09
      308.   Finkelstein`s show us the weapons. 01:09  |  Philippe 05/11/09
      309.   #278 Murray of Montreal: UN Resolutions? 01:11  |  Apa 05/11/09
      310.   Congratulations IDF ! 01:31  |  Fortuna Benmayor 05/11/09
      311.   #275 Observer 01:45  |  Mike B 05/11/09
      312.   re 179 We did have that law 02:28  |  alan the real one 05/11/09
      313.   Unbelievable -- know much about ships? 02:32  |  bbl 05/11/09
      314.   243 CJK - One`s Police Action is Another`s War 02:40  |  Mark of Lewiston 05/11/09
      315.   #104 Nice try, Ran 03:01  |  Johnboy 05/11/09
      316.   #11 Simply untrue, An Israeli 03:07  |  Johnboy 05/11/09
      317.   "OBSERVER" NOT MATHEMATICIAN 03:13  |  Brant 05/11/09
      318.   DELUSION OF A DEMILITARIZED PALESTINE 03:20  |  Steve of Mevaserret 05/11/09
      319.   #139 That is untrue on several levels, jason 03:22  |  Johnboy 05/11/09
      320.   Israeliguy uh? You`re seeing things? 03:30  |  CJ 05/11/09
      321.   David Israel - only if what Israel says is true... 03:34  |  CJ 05/11/09
      322.   #194 Nice try, Gee, but no banana 03:35  |  Johnboy 05/11/09
      323.   International Law vs Human Rights 03:35  |  Lola 05/11/09
      324.   ChanahS The UNSC says Gaza and the West Bank ARE occupied. 03:36  |  CJ 05/11/09
      325.   #26 Daniel and the Law of the Sea - Israeli version! 03:43  |  PADDY 05/11/09
      326.   #206 Untrue, Cipora 03:53  |  Johnboy 05/11/09
      327.   Chilem, chill out 03:53  |  Lola 05/11/09
      328.   Gee - Point out where in res 1803 03:56  |  CJ 05/11/09
      329.   CJ you are one of the desperados!!! 04:04  |  Michelle 05/11/09
      330.   Ishai - Er the British colonized Australia. That`s why there are 04:05  |  CJ 05/11/09
      331.   illegal? 04:08  |  alberto 05/11/09
      332.   Transporting Weapons in a War Zone 04:12  |  sfg 05/11/09
      333.   Chris Linthan and others 04:13  |  Michelle 05/11/09
      334.   Bilbi - What are you on? Hate pills? 04:16  |  CJ 05/11/09
      335.   kavin 04:19  |  Michelle 05/11/09
      336.   Chris Linthwaite the Terrorist Supporter 04:24  |  sfg 05/11/09
      337.   idea 04:24  |  Michelle 05/11/09
      338.   Another Israeli act of war! To bad an arms embargo couldn`t be 04:32  |  jim the mechanic 05/11/09
      339.   pissed Iran can no longer ship through Syria, asked for U235 05:02  |  Thanksgiving 05/11/09
      340.   They condemn Israel in New York while Iran continues to arm its 05:09  |  Eitan 05/11/09
      341.   MEHMET this is war! The last missile from Lebanon into Israel 05:59  |  PETER SM 05/11/09
      342.   BILLYJACK Hezb can blow up US Marines and Jewish buildings 06:02  |  PETER SM 05/11/09
      343.   CJ Attacking the enemy weapons supplies is part of war 06:25  |  PETER SM 05/11/09
      344.   243 CJK - One`s Police Action is Another`s War 07:13  |  Mark of Lewiston 05/11/09
      345.   Ishai - Reminders for a bill aren`t a new bill. 07:37  |  CJ 05/11/09
      346.   Michelle UH? 07:44  |  CJ 05/11/09
      347.   YO HO HO 07:45  |  NY 05/11/09
      348.   sfg - true, you think not! 07:54  |  CJ 05/11/09
      349.   #242 Lawyer says.... 08:15  |  Johnboy 05/11/09
      350.   MEHMET this is war! The last missile from Lebanon into Israel