Saudi Arabia 'nabbed Israeli-tagged vulture for being Mossad spy'
Vulture used as part of bird migration research was reportedly captured in rural area of Saudi Arabia.
By Haaretz ServiceA vulture tagged by scientists at Tel Aviv University has strayed into Saudi Arabian territory, where it was promptly arrested on suspicion of being a Mossad spy, Israeli and Saudi media reported Tuesday.
The bird was found in a rural area of the country wearing a transmitter and a leg bracelet bearing the words "Tel Aviv University", according to the reports, which surfaced first in the Israeli daily Ma'ariv.
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A vulture being released into the wild in Israel. |
| Photo by: Yaron Kaminsky |
Although these tags indicate that the bird was part of a long-term research project into migration patterns, residents and local reporters told Saudi Arabia's Al-Weeam newspaper that the matter seemed to be a "Zionist plot."
The accusations went viral, with hundreds of posts on Arabic-language websites and forums claiming that the "Zionists" had trained these birds for espionage.
The Sinai regional governor last month suggested that a shark that killed and maimed tourists on its Red Sea port may have been intentionally released by Israeli agents in order to sabotage the country's tourist industry.
"What is being said about the Mossad throwing the deadly shark in the sea to hit tourism in Egypt is not out of the question. But it needs time to confirm," Mohamed Abdel Fadil Shousha said, according to the British Sun newspaper.
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It is worst than that. Israel has even wire American Muslims when they visit Mecca. Israel has found out a way to broadcast from video cameras that Muslims bring into Saudi Arabia. They transmitte a very clear image at the same time the audio is crisp. Isreal has spy in the sky drones flying over that country every day. It is said that American Muslims will knowly help Israel against the interest of Saudi Arabia by bring in these alter cameras. With camera phones readly used by the American Muslims all of Saudi Arabic defense systems can be recorded and transmittee on the same day to the drones. Another plot against the fellowers of The Prophet.
Was the vulture carrying a passport?
Lucky it did not get into Iranian air space.
the whole world has abandoned reason. Proof again, like it or not, most nations have progressed little beyond the cave.
Perhaps the Saudis could make him a 'turn coat' and send him back as a double agent?
It definitely is a cultured vulture.
Today's Arabs give us "1,001 Jewish conspiracies". It's no wonder their culture is such a mess.
But you hatred blinded you.
Well, that says it all. It was actually a left wing vulture, not Mossad, offering the complete and total surrender of Israel to the TAU Muslim overlords
I'm sure there are many things Mossad could be justifiably accused of, but I don't think recruiting vultures is one of them. I'd like to see an original and reliable source for this. I have a funny feeling this is probably an internet rumour that has got out of hand. That's not to say that people won't believe it, just that I find it unlikely this could possibly happen.
On a serious not, regrettably most of you in here that are mocking SA on this topic (rightfully) are the same ones who in other stories advocate the Saudi Peace Plan. Don't you see how illogical your thinking is.
Every country is a mix of smart people and idiots. Just because Saudi Arabia has some idiots why should a person dismiss everything from that country? Does Israel have any idiots comparable to the Saudi idiots? (Hint - Yes).
More jew attrocities http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/01/04/great-white-shark-attacks-australian-fishermans-boat/?test=latestnews
Just like so many other stooopid Arab conspiracy theories, this one makes no sense and won't convince anyone with any brain. Unfortunately, too many false and baseless Arab lies about Israel ARE taken seriously (e.g. Jenin massacre, Mohammed's flight on a winged-donkey to claim Jerusalem for Islam, Al-Durra, Egyptian school girls poisoned by Israeli chewing gum to make them promiscuous, etc.). Get real, people. The Arabs have been lying about Israel and their claim to an imaginary "Palestine" for 40 years. (There was no "Palestine" before that. Never in history. Fact.) Wake up!
We Jews no longer need to kill Christian children in order to make our matzah for passover. Now that we've mastered control of the animal kingdom, mosquitos go out and collect the blood for us!
Dr. Dolittle was really a Mossad agent.
Any updates from Wikileaks on tweetie the Bird spying in SAudi Arabia? I knew there was something about Sylvester the Cat and Speedie Gonzales, curious if wiki can prove it true. Sad part is the arab media is reporting this rubish as its real news.
Israel is very good at training animals. In Iran the brave Revolutionry Guard caught squirrals and pigions spying for Israel. Palestinians claim Israel has specially trained vipers to bite palestinian farmers. Egypt accused Mossad of planting the shark in the Red Sea to destroy Egypts tourism industry. Now the Saudis have caught a vulture which is spying for Mossad. I think this vulture was a test to see how far it could fly and the next zionist vulture will be carrying bunker buster bombs to drop on Iranian nuclear facilties.
Trained Israeli spy vultures working for the Mossad no doubt. Do the Saudis realize how stupid that claim makes them look to everybody else in the world? I guess not--ha, ha--again. Thanks Saudi Arabia for making my day!
I heard the mossad was to blame for the *snow storm in n.y...get real!
In exchange for six squirrels. two Ibex, and an Owl all held by the Israeli's...
Don't forget that Dr. John Doolitle was really Yonatan Doolitsky. He changed his name because of the pervasive anti-semitism in Victorian England. His great grandson Ehud, changed his name back to Doolitsky after immigrating to Israel in 1949. His son and grandsons joined to Mossad, continuing the long Doolitsky tradition of walking with the animals, and talking with the animals, only now with the nefarious intent of furthering the aim of Zionist imperialism.
Every living being with a big nose gets accused of espionage! Speaking of Jewish vultures, have you met my cousin the CPA?
When they found it, it had a Hellfire Missle mounted on each leg with a machinegun pod under each wing.
to Egypt, squirrels to Lebanon, vultures to Saudi Arabia and snakes and skunks patrolling fences.
Maybe if the Arabs used just a tenth of their creative imagination in coming up with something more useful to world other than yet another conspiracy theory against the Jews or new ways of detonating car bombs with cellphones, they and the rest of the world would be a lot better off.
I think it may be english ...
The Dubai police clown has been barking up the wrong tree all this time by blaming 36 Mossad spies for the death of al-Mahbouh. If he had done his investigation properly, he would have discovered that al-Mahbouh was killed by Mossad trained cockroaches infesting the hotel where al Mahbouh was bitten to death.
Those evil Zionists will stop at nothing until they train all flying insects and animals to further push their Zionist agenda of total world domination... The Mossad Mosquito Squad will be deployed into Southern Lebanon within the next 60 days. ;)
They talk to the animals, walk with the animals. Better yet, the animals walk and talk with the Juice and spill Islamic secrets. Those Juice are just amazing!
One learns every day something new about Jews, Now they are Juice?
The protest was held in the US, where the sign read "DEATH TO THE JUICE".
Don't give them more credit then due. It's too early. They will watch
MAY THE BIRD OF HAPPINESS POOP ON THE SAUDIS, COURTESY OF SCIENCE, RESEARCH, RELIGION, AND PURE DESERVEDNESS.... BOMBS AWAY!
You just wait a little. There are also sparrows.bees & mosquitoes,& all manner of tiny flying objects hovering over you. Remember that Shark in the Red Sea ? Ah ! these wonderful Israelis !
that based on undeniable facts(bird poo study), a clear link has been established between this bird and mossad . I have been waiting for this case for 5 years and it justifies the relevance of my PhD. maybe I should propose my services for the shark case. to moderate my nasty comment, I must admit that lots of military research (around the world)involving various species (dolphins, dogs, monkeys, humans..)have been carried out for various purposes. In theory, one might admit that some scenarios are possible but this one is difficult to get around.
By tomorrow, there will be editorials here by Gideon Levy condemning the settlers for training the vultures to attack only Arabs and by Amira Hass declaring that with this new Mossad weapon, the fighters if Hamas have once again received legitimacy for their fight against the occupiers. A call for the UN to bring around another Goldstone Report will be submitted to the UNSC and B'Tselem will call the vultures feces dropping on the Muslim Holy sites another example of the aggression of the right wing government
it would be a tragedy if, one day, World War III began with an Israeli child's pet talking bird escaping to Egyptian territory and screeching out "Israeli attack in 45 minutes! Israeli attack in 45 minutes!"
Indeed it is a Mossad spy disguised as an an arab. Have you ever compared the profiles of a vulture and those of the Sadi royals? Only vultures treat their women better.
migration patters should be migration patterns and 33 (realist) Interigating is spelled Interrogating and were is Sadam should be where is but who cares as long as the vultures are protected birds
This one was an early arrival for the 'feast' of Armeggedon. That's what you get for coming to the party early.
More proof for Akiva Eldar of the racism of Israelis.
Israeli settler rabble release wild boars on Palestinian farmlands.
release wild Maureen Ann on innocent talkback readers.
"Why is the Israeli vulture spy theory too far fetched to believe ? It's not too far fetched. We also apply,bees,dragon-flies & locusts. Now.after our flooding of Queensland,wait for the Locust season in Australia-Aborigines Land
Sorry to disillusion you, Maureen. Hey! Maybe next we'll learn that Mohammed Dura was really a Mossad spy fitted with a transmitter.
watch out for the Israeli GODZILA
you really are a nit-wit, aren't you?
They are idiots
I am a french algerian potato but my brain is no mash. May I also ask if you represent the Jews/Jewish or is it just yourself? if you answer this question correctly, you will also find the answer to your own question. FYI - I am a berber and muslim but I like the green beast name (do you mind if i use it:-) ). that's more impressive than just saying Edina however no offense, I have serious difficulties to believe that you could tame me. Shalom
...guess who is ignorant and gullible Noam
I've never seen this request from you in other Haaretz articles...
Hope your Arabic is better than your English! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1344019/Vulture-tagged-Israeli-scientists-flies-Saudi-Arabia--arrested-spy.html http://alweeam.com/
Why you can't believe that your Arab brethren can be that stupid. Don't forget the MOSSAD shark two weeks ago
and then stoned to death.
and they say the Arabs are good only at exploding themselves!
Keep believing and being afraid if you're up to no good against Israel. Laugh heartily if you're not. Just know that the Mossad in its most dangerous and sophisticated missions does appear to practice magic but like a true magician it won't reveal how.
This is equally dumb or even dumber than the balloon shooting incident! where are all the sane people? God please help.
This is getting ridiculous. It's a bird! Birds migrate! They don't care about borders or political situation on the ground. Clump down on your senseless hatred of anything associated with Israel and the Jews. Bird, if it is from Tel Aviv, is a Mossad spy. Man, if he is white and walks down Riyadh street, is a Jew(ie. Mossad spy). This kind of behaviour paints Arabs as hatred filled simpletons. World doesn't revolve around Arabs and Jews. Not everything is about your conflict and not everyone is out to get you. Get a grip already!
According to the bylaws of Vulture Local 101, they cannot be made to carry missles or high resolution video cameras.
Now the Pope is gonna farth and it's gonna be Israel's fault!!! What Shmucks!!!
They have been questioning the bird for hours but it won't talk??? Were is Sadam when they need him?
The secret police in SA and other Arab countries don't need Saddam to make vultures sing.
as stupid as I find this theory, your comments about "arab countries"you definitely don't know is beyond acceptable. I never liked your previous govt but never put all americans in the same basket. get smarter. your govt. did not need spy birds to establish a "clear" inexistant link between alqaida & Iraq. but be patient, the spanish court has a case for crime against humanity, genocide and illegal war against your rpeviosu administration. I guess even without birds to speak out, 1.5 million dead speak for it all.
By the mouth of our sacred prophet PBUH, I am outraged at your post and others ridiculing my country’s security services success in arresting this vulture. How do you people, who mock us, know that the vulture was not spying on beloved Moslem brothers for nefarious purposes. I have been personally been informed by higher-ups that there was some sort of GPS device attached to this cunning bird! Probably meant to map out more of our terrain for a Zionist land grab…more occupation! And even if this were not true clearly, the Mossad would have clear intentions to defame our holy land and sites! For example a great coup for Mossad would clearly be to program this bird to poop on such sacred cites as Mecca & Medina.
I honestly can't tell if you are just joking or not. If you are serious you really need to check your self into a mental institution unless you are already there.(which might be the case)
great comment!!
I hate to break it to you nemesis, but we've been doing that as well.
ok...then jews marrying first cousins seem to boost intelligence and reasoning, while others marrying first cousins seem to produce rejects.
It is a known fact that Israel uses Highly trained Vultures, Falcons,Elephants, Mice, Cats and Dogs, as spies. I have solid evidence. Please reply; The Loonatic Asylum. Riyad. SA.
Surely Australian Zionist stealing Arab water
My neighbors chickens are watching me, I am sure they are outfitted with microphones and laser beams. Their eggs are grenades. And the are wearing kippot!!!
this is for the birds...
Vultures, no less, 'spies in the skies'? It' getting beyond ridiculous. Reminds me of a conversation, 1st man says to the other man " the two worst things in the world are, ignorance and apathy" to which man 2 answers, "Yea, well, I don't know and I don't care."
The mossad shark spy and now the mossad bird spy, when will this outrageous use of peaceful animals stop? Where is PITA? Israel is going too far..
Riyad SA. thinks that the MOSSAD is part of Ringly Brothers circus instead of the best Intelligence Agency in the world. Ask the birds and sharks what their opinion is.
in arab countries there was some period when we were considering every issue as a zionist plot : the rising price of bread , main food in many arabic countrie, were attributed to israel, the econimic crisis in indenosea was also israeli made to weaken a muslim state, in morocco, i heard that a tomatoes virus that have caused loss in this major product for export has an israeli origin. Woow, Our imposed leaders take us for kids.
it could be considered a mental disorder in some serious cases. this results in random and uncontrolable outbursts of “Zionists did it!” or “America again!”, even when the fault for whatever situation lays there at home. don't get me wrong, the US are involved in their share of dodgy"situations(and quite heavily) but nobody should fall for the bird nonsense:-)
You said "Our imposed leaders take us for kids."... but the problem is that people do not react and accept to behave like kids.....
Blaming the Jews for every little thing is simply unacceptable, untrue and outright anti-semitism.
who else is so looney as those who 'arrest ' vultures for spying for Israel? Now, their pal friends plan on going before the UN to okay early bird hunting licenses.
they never had it, and for Israelis, watch it, NO-RESPECT is a contiguous disease
um....respect?
brings to mind the monkey that was captured in Hartlepool for being a russian spy, or was it german, anyway they tried the poor creature, judged it, jury returned a guilty verdict so they went and hung it... SA trying to outdo the Pool in the paranoia stakes...
Pure obscurantism!!!
... Now its modified by Nes Ziona Biological institute to attack brains of Arabs.... You start seeing the results...Sharks, Vultures spying, Moroccan tomatoe funugs Next target is Cuscus grain.
MOSSAD ants digging tunnels to Mecca.
A Coca Cola bottle labeled in Hebrew blows across the desert to Dubai, authorities arrest it on suspicion of forging the passport of a Pepsi bottle from Ireland.
to think seriously about a rescue mission. Agent 00-vulture can not be left alone, abandoned.
Obviously Saudi Airabia wants to make a movie called "The 007 Vulture" . It would make a great Hollywood comedy!
And we expect them to make peace with us?
How can an Arab, who is part of the semite peoples be an anti-semite, that just doesn't work man..
...Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism) is prejudice against or hostility towards Jews often rooted in hatred of their ethnic background, culture, and/or religion. In its extreme form, it "attributes to the Jews an exceptional position among all other civilizations, defames them as an inferior group and denies their being part of the nation[s]" in which they reside..] A person who holds such views is called an "antisemite". While the term's etymology might suggest that antisemitism is directed against all Semitic peoples, the term was coined in the late 19th century in Germany as a more scientific-sounding term for Judenhass ("Jew-hatred"),[2] and that has been its normal use since then. Wilhelm Marr is generally credited with coining the word "anti-Semitism" (see below), Alex Bein writes that the word was first used in 1860 by the Austrian Jewish scholar Moritz Steinschneider in the phrase "anti-Semitic prejudices".[30] Steinschneider used this phrase to characterize Ernest Renan's ideas about how "Semitic races" were inferior to "Aryan races." These pseudo-scientific theories concerning race, civilization, and "progress" had become quite widespread in Europe in the second half of the 19th century, especially as Prussian nationalistic historian Heinrich von Treitschke did much to promote this form of racism. In Treitschke's writings Semitic was synonymous with Jewish, in contrast to its use by Renan and others. Reference: Google, aka OPEN UNIVERSITY for mentally lazy people like you Alex!
The English word "Anti-Semite" is used to describe someone who hates Jews. That is the English language. Saying that Arabs are Semites does not prevent them from hating Jews.
The term Anti-Semitism refers specifically to hostility towards Jews, it was a term first coined in the 1880's in Austria. So to say that Arabs are semites too so therefore they cannot be 'anti-semitic' is a false claim.
an·ti-Sem·i·tism – noun, discrimination against or prejudice or hostility toward Jews.
was it a male or female vulture? That will ultimately determine it's sentence :)
According to reliable sources, it is an hermaphrodite. what would be the sentence in this case? My friends had a hard time to check, the sneaky israeli spy was wearing a burqa not to be identified.
Can anyone from the Animal Protection societies anywhere on the planet recommend a good lawyer, one who can beat the Saudi stupidities system. PS: I do not have any money to pay. The Mossad doesn't pay for work abroad.
May I recommend Jacques Verges? I do not know saudi laws but technically, as a bird you do not fall under the category to be stoned, that's already a start. May Allah be with you. PS: don't worry about the money, for a special bird like you, we can find it.
In the 1960s when a giant stuffed whale from the USA was on its tour across Hungary it was considered to be by many as a CIA attempt to find the roads on which ballistic missiles could be carried in case of an invasion. That whale became a legend and I think all those well trained sharks and vultures have the same destiny…
Vultures are our spies in the air to get inlet. We will use sharks to kill your tourism. Nature is at our command.
Indeed, nature is at our command.
Surprise, surprise! In view of the reports of so many Israeli spies network being uncovered in more than one Arab country, wouldn't Saudi apprehension be more than justified? Tens of spies were uncovered in lebanon in recent months and two in Egypt not to mention the murder of Al Mabhouh in Dubai. Justify your the presence of your spies in Lebanon if you so wish but how would israel justify spying on their supposed friends in Egypt and Dubai? Oh and what about Pollard? with friends like Israel who needs enemies!
Dude, were talking about animals here. lol
That's agent V from phenias and ferb
will it become a hostage and will they demand the release of Saudi terror suspects held in Israeli jails?
is running your country anyway
Count on a Saudi to jump on board the bandwagon
Dwarf chimps?
Why not. When you are it check if the vulture was circumsized or not. Maybe under "moderate pressure" the vulture might tell something in addition to his or her name , rank and tag number. Who knows? BBC used to go on the streets of Arab countries and ask what they think about this or that. Why don't they do that any more? Judging from the responses and conspiracy theories they told in camera I always thought that the more BBC ask people of Saudi Arabia the better it is for Israel's image. No need for any additional PR from Israeli side. I am not accusing the Saudis on masse. People are as clever or bright in proportion to how much quality information/data they are exposed. In their case the people are exposed to cliches and 1001 Arabian Nights. By the way I am in love with those stories and I believe them to be a cultural treasure and a pride for Arab people and global culture. The content is rich and believe it or not very explicit in some parts. But stories and literatue one thing reality on our planet is another!!
And "Jews for Preservation of Indiginious Arab Nature Against Occupation" protest in front of Israeli Embassy in Washington DC.
I am usually disturbed about slander against Jews or any other people. But this time, I think they have a point. How about Zionist trained sharks? http://www.aish.com/j/mm/The_Israel_Shark_Conspiracy.html
thanks for the link i laughed soo hard...really funny
They probably were sending information back using twitter!
You'll now be quoted across the Arab world as 'a reliable source within the Israeli media'.
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha HA HA HA Ha Ha Ha - too funny . . . .
in the middleeast everyone is paraniod
"free gaza's" level of ignorance has reached all new heights even for him
This is not paranoia! This just shows on what level these arabs are. You must be a mental patient in a maximum closed hospital to come up with something like this! But I had my best laugh ever!!!