What are 50-year-old Egyptian guns doing roadside in Israel?
Archaeologists excavating prior to road work in north discover submachine guns, ammunition and shirt.
By Eli Ashkenazi Tags: Egypt Israel newsArchaeologists carrying out excavations prior to road-widening near Hamovil junction in northern Israel discovered a weapons cache including submachine guns and ammunition on Monday.
Four submachine guns, made in Egypt and stamped in Arabic "Port Said" and the number "17," were found inside a tire, wrapped in oiled cloth. With them were 50 submachine gun 9-millimeter bullets and a khaki shirt.
At first the archaeologists thought the guns had been used by Arab soldiers in the battles of 1948. About a year ago outposts were found in digs in the area, believed to have been used by Arab gangs operating in the Zippori area in pre-state times. However, Egypt began manufacturing the Port Said submachine gun only in 1956. The Port Said was an imitation of the Carl Gustaf M/45 Swedish submachine gun.
Police sappers took the rusty submachine guns away and the archaeologists continued digging, accompanied by sappers to make sure there were no explosives at the site, said Dror Barshad of the Israel Antiquities Authority in the north.
Weapons expert Eitan Feldman told Haaretz he believed the weapons found Monday had been part of the loot IDF soldiers took during the Sinai Campaign in 1956.
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An archaeologist belonging to the Israel Antiquities Authority posing with the weapons uncovered Monday. |
| Photo by: (Israel Antiquities Authority) |
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Ryan there were multiple attacks on both Jewish and Palestinian civilians prior to Deir Yassin. You really should try to read a history book As opposed to basing things off of "seen estimates".
The Deir Yassin massacre occurred before the state of Israel was established, and before a single Arab soldier stepped forth to try and defend the native Palestinian people. I've seen estimates that place the number of Palestinians ethnically cleansed at 300,000 before a single Arab came in to try and defend them from Zionist militias.
Hagana, Irgun & Stern were all formed AFTER the Arabs attacked the Yishuv It's easy enough to verify, Google each and everyone one and you will get the dates they were formed, way before the State of Israel was established I look forward to the day when you will actually know what you're talking about, though I'm certain that's not withing the near future
Any zionist gangs were formed in response to these? Do you claim there were no groups formed n anticipation of the future drive to expel non-Jews?
What its name was prior to Israeli statehood is irrelevant, chum. And yes, there were gangs of marauding Arabs; any Zionists "gangs" were formed in response to these.
"About a year ago outposts were found in digs in the area, believed to have been used by Arab gangs operating in the Zippori area in pre-state times" Arab Gangs? and by the way it was saffourya not Zippori
what used to be there in that time? who lived there? oh the mysteries!