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Last update - 22:38 25/01/2010
German firm cancels deal with Iran port due to Israeli pressure
By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Israel news, Iran nuclear 
 

After heavy diplomatic pressures from the Israeli government, a German construction company on Monday canceled its end of a contract to renovate the Bander Abbas Port in Iran.

Israel's ambassador to Berlin told Chancellor Angela Merkels' top aides, as well as foreign ministry officials, that Iran has been exporting weapons from that port bound for Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Ambassador Yoram Ben Ze'ev stressed that the Gaza-bound weapons ship "Francop," which was recently apprehended by the Israel Defense Forces in the Mediterranean, had been dispatched from that Iranian port.
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A political official said that the Israeli embassy received word just over a week ago of a deal in the works between the Hamburg Company, which is partly owned by the German government, and the Iranian agencies.

Ben Ze'ev stressed that Israel viewed the contract as German assistance to an Iranian arms deal with terror organizations, and a violation of United Nations resolutions.

At Israel's request, German officials contacted the company owners and hinted that ir preferred the deal be terminated. Several days later, the company announced that it would withdraw from the contract.

President Shimon Peres arrived in Berlin on Monday ahead of international Holocaust Memorial Day on Wednesday, during which he is scheduled to address the German parliament in Hebrew.

The president will also speak to Merkel regarding Germany's financial ties with the Islamic country.
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  1.   Ich hoffe Hitler`s ghost will hear Hebrew spoken in the Bundestag 22:47  |  Nemesis 25/01/10
  2.   musta been bibi`s holocaust speach!! 22:49  |  tears to eyes 25/01/10
  3.   Damaging German trade is a shame 22:51  |  Heinz 25/01/10
  4.   Israeli boomerangs are deadly 22:54  |  Walter 25/01/10
  5.   Does Israel pay compensation 23:00  |  Axel 25/01/10
  6.   No Problem. 23:19  |  Cool B 25/01/10
  7.   Good news for the Russians 23:19  |  Chris Linthwaite 25/01/10
  8.   heinz 23:33  |  Brazen 25/01/10
  9.   Axel 23:35  |  Amish 25/01/10
  10.   Heinz and Axel 23:36  |  roland 25/01/10
  11.   I feel sorry for the great German nation 23:42  |  IRAN#1 25/01/10
  12.   Owned by The Gouvernement... 23:46  |  FT 25/01/10
  13.   No problem, Chinese will get the contracts. 00:12  |  JustMe 26/01/10
  14.   #8 Brazen You call Heinz "eurotrash?" Now now. 00:27  |  Lou Medel 26/01/10
  15.   Boycotts raise the prices for great business deals 00:28  |  Natallie Durson 26/01/10
  16.   Losers 00:30  |  JJ 26/01/10
  17.   China tops Germany in exports. 00:32  |  American Citizen 26/01/10
  18.   Merkel is a liar 00:40  |  Chris 26/01/10
  19.   Thank you for doing the right thing.Any company or country that 00:41  |  ks 26/01/10
  20.   what israel does best 01:01  |  edgar 26/01/10
  21.   To Brazen 01:17  |  Josy Silveira 26/01/10
  22.   # 3 Heinz 01:32  |  Hildi 26/01/10
  23.   Israeli nagging 01:56  |  Hirz 26/01/10
  24.   Duh? 01:57  |  Nick J 26/01/10
  25.   #5 Axel; Don`t worry. 02:21  |  Murray of Montreal 26/01/10
  26.   Re: #8 Heinz; I have to apologize for Brazen 02:25  |  Murray of Montreal 26/01/10
  27.   Gefreiter Axelchen ,Bandar Abbas would be the first target 02:54  |  Absolute Sweden 26/01/10
  28.   China Thanks Israel for the New Business It Will Get 03:25  |  Adam Skolnik 26/01/10
  29.   Axel asks a stupid question 03:31  |  SDHD 26/01/10
  30.   Heinz`s shame 03:33  |  SDHD 26/01/10
  31.   Shame on you Angela Merkel 03:51  |  John and the truth 26/01/10
  32.   #3 shaming germany is a misdemeanor 04:46  |  Jochai Rubinstein 26/01/10
  33.   poor germans 07:03  |  viking 26/01/10
  34.   brazen 08:06  |  Emanuel 26/01/10
  35.   5. Axel - Does Israel pay compensation 08:57  |  therry 26/01/10
  36.   Russian supply 09:21  |  Jan D. 26/01/10
  37.   Therry another stupid Canadian 10:34  |  John Canadian 26/01/10
  38.   to Axel, Jan D. etc. 10:46  |  CM 26/01/10
  39.   Iran has the same right to export arms as Israel has 13:31  |  ringo 26/01/10
  40.   Sad 14:04  |  christoph 26/01/10
  41.   Iran a danger ? 14:41  |  Jan D. 26/01/10
  42.   Better Boycott Israel 17:03  |  peter 26/01/10
  43.   1/3 of all parts for irans nuke program come from... 17:27  |  jon 26/01/10
  44.   German Export 18:11  |  Jan D. 26/01/10
  45.   CM, think harder 18:14  |  Ibrahim 26/01/10
  46.   Thank you Haaretz 20:05  |  peter 26/01/10
  47.   Actually Heinz & Axel are correct. Not fair to penalize Germany.. 20:55  |  bat yam 26/01/10
  48.   Has this News Been Published in Germany or is it a Haaretz First? 20:56  |  Monitor 26/01/10
  49.   #11 Iran#1 00:18  |  Observer 27/01/10
  50.   Special breed 00:48  |  Kierk 27/01/10
  51.   During Iran-Contra the Israelis helped Americans illegally sell 01:33  |  AB 27/01/10
  52.   Not fair to penalize Germans,but it`s ok to boycott Israel 01:44  |  Izzy 27/01/10
  53.   Don`t worry boys..it`s business as usual 04:15  |  Arnold 27/01/10
  54.   @Monitor 14:08  |  peter 27/01/10
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