The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Tel Aviv - Israeli naval commandoes Wednesday seized a commercial cargo ship smuggling weapons, the military said Wednesday. Press reports - not immediately confirmed by the military - said the arms apparently came from Iran en route to Lebanon's rad...
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The rare pre-dawn interception was seized on by Israeli government officials to underscore their argument that their arch-foe was supplying weapons to militant groups targeting the Jewish state. Israel has warned that Hizbollah has been rearming since the group launched more than 4,000 rockets into its territory during a 34-day war in mid-2006.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... hundreds of Katyusha rockets, anti-tank missiles and other ordnance, according to military officials. Related Articles A spokesman for the Israeli armed forces said cargo certificates showed that the vessel, sailing under an Antiguan flag, captained by a Pole and operating under the guise of an aid ship, had begun its journey from an Iranian port.Hizbollah offered no immediate...
Crikey Politics Etc RSS (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Lawrence Wright looks at life in Gaza, especially during the 2008 Israeli attacks, through the eyes of its young people. While Israel fights for the return of captured young soldier Gilad Shalit , many locals feel they are no less imprisoned.
