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| Report: Egypt thwarts Israeli assassination of Haniyeh |
| 2011-08-27 |
| Egypt has forced Israel to cancel a mission to assasinate Hamas prime minister, Ismail Haniyeh, the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram reported, citing Palestinian sources. According to the report, Egypt acted swiftly to pressure Israel to back out of the operation, which was planned following the recent multiple terror attacks near Eilat. Egypt also contacted the Islamic Jihad and convinced it to declare a ceasefire, while negotiating a ceasefire with Hamas and other factions in Gaza, most notably the Popular Resistance Committees. According to the report, the PA also took part in the efforts to convince the terror groups to stop their rocket attacks on Israel, telling the factions in Gaza that it is only a matter of time before Israel carries out the threat on Haniyeh's life. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #7 It's a given that they're lying. The better question is why? Historically, there's been a great difference between the parties as to that. |
| Posted by: Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2011-08-27 16:10 |
| #6 Try this link. http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/07/the_truth_about_the_palestinians.html |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-08-27 15:28 |
| #5 #3 Gentlemen, ever occurred to you that these "people" are lying? Fatah blaming it on Israel? Problem is, there is no Palestinian economy. They don't have a government either. What they have are two warring factions, Hamas and Fatah, posing as governments Inside job? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-08-27 15:25 |
| #4 My assumption is that they're always trying to assassinate the prick. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2011-08-27 14:41 |
| #3 Gentlemen, ever occurred to you that these "people" are lying? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-08-27 14:38 |
| #2 I wonder Moose - this may simply be an initial operation. I somewhat understand Israel letting Egypt to deploy into Sinai and apparently up to the border. Only somewhat, since it must be a play to allow the Egyptian military to assert authority and ultimately remain the political power. Still, unless the US has given some very surprising assurances, it could be difficult for Israel to re-enforce various treaty obligations. OTOH, the IDF must surely be at a maximum of supremacy considering the ongoing collapse of the regimes immediately around them. |
| Posted by: Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2011-08-27 12:36 |
| #1 Either this is just a cover story for what was really going on, or the Israelis need a major overhaul of their OPSEC. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-08-27 09:50 |