Israeli arms shipment caught on way to Iran
German authorities who intercepted two container loads of Israeli-made tank parts bound for Iran sent the mysterious cargo back on Thursday on the next Israel-bound freighter. Why P.Ad, an Israeli firm, was shipping military gear to Iran, one of the Jewish state's bitterest enemies, has yet to be explained. Iran denied on Thursday doing business with Israel, and the Israeli defence ministry claims it has called police to discover how the deal was set up.
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Sharon backs Ya'alon remarks on `cancerous Palestinian threat'
IDF Chief of Staff Moshe Ya'alon's controversial remarks earlier this week were "true and correct" and described "the situation as it is," Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said yesterday.
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Family of four killed by flechette fire from IDF tank
An IDF tank firing flechettes at what soldiers believed to be a cell of terrorists trying to infiltrate Netzarim in the Gaza Strip killed four people, including a 55-year-old woman, her two sons, and their cousin late Wednesday night.
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Israel Pledges US Full Assistance For Attack On Iraq
"If the Americans do not do this now," said Israeli Deputy Defense Minister and Labor Party member Weizman Shiry on Wednesday, "it will be harder to do it in the future. In a year or two, Saddam Hussein will be further along in developing weapons of mass destruction. It is a world interest, but especially an American interest to attack Iraq."
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