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We'll see if Gaza will now get the support it needs now that Iran has broken through the pesky Suez canal.......
Egypt's new military rulers, who took power from ousted President Hosni Mubarak on Feb. 11, appeared to have no choice but to allow the passage. An international convention regulating shipping says the canal must be open "to every vessel of commerce or of war."
Analysts believe Iran wanted to see whether Egypt's new rulers will stick to the pro-Western line of the Mubarak government. Some said the voyage also signals that Iran is ready to come to the aid of regional allies, including Syria and Iranian proxies Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Iranian warships arrive in Syria, witness says
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The Palastinians need some anti tank weapons.Leave a comment:
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Israeli airstrikes injure 16 Gazans
Fresh Israeli strikes have left at least 16 people injured -- two in a critical condition, witnesses and security sources say.
Israel's F-16 warplanes and Apache helicopters carried out multiple airstrikes on late Wednesday early on Thursday across the Gaza Strip, a Press TV correspondent reported.
An Israeli tank opened fire on a group of Palestinians in the east of Gaza City. The Islamic Jihad movement said that three of its members were injured by Israeli tanks firing from positions inside Gaza late Wednesday.
Separately, two other Palestinians were wounded by Israeli gunfire in Beit Lahiya.
And in yet another attack, Israeli drones targeted the east of Gaza City, injuring at least two people.
Israeli F-16s as well as Apache fighter helicopters also hovered over the Gaza City, where witnesses reported two intensive explosions.
Meanwhile, Hamas said it has evacuated all its security posts, police stations and government buildings as it expects more Israeli attacks.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/166754.html
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The word democracy is more over used than antisemetism. I find it rather disturbing that the one country that needs reform aka Saudi Arabia is the only one that seems to be the one ignored. Maybe they don't have social networking in Saudi Arabia so revolutions can't be organized. What a joke the world has become, except it's one of those jokes where you can't even laugh at.Originally posted by Odar View PostSo much for the "stalwart of democracy in the Middle East"
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So much for the "stalwart of democracy in the Middle East"
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Chinese workers in Israel sign no-sex contract
Chinese workers at a company in Israel have been forced to agree not to have sex with or marry Israelis as a condition of getting a job.
According to a contact they are required to sign, male workers may not have any contact with Israeli women - including prostitutes, a police spokesman, Rafi Yaffe, said.
He said there was nothing illegal about the requirement and that no investigation had been opened.
An Israeli lawyer who did not want to be named said while the contract might appear legal, it would be rejected if challenged in court. "The point is that a Chinese worker will agree to anything and then will not have anyone to help them if there is a problem," he said.
The labourers are also forbidden from engaging in any religious or political activity. The contract states that offenders will be sent back to China at their own expense.
About 260,000 foreigners work in Israel, having replaced Palestinian labourers during three years of fighting. When the government first allowed the entrance of the foreign workers in the late 1990s, ministers warned of a "social timebomb" caused by their assimilation with Israelis.
More than half the workers are in the country illegally. Israeli police have increased efforts to deport those working without permits because of rising Israeli unemployment, which has reached 11% in recent months.
Advocates of foreign workers, who also come from Thailand, the Philippines and Romania, say they are subject to almost slave conditions, and their employers often take away their passports and refuse to pay them.
Analysts say there is much division within Israeli society over immigration and status, although the conflict with the Palestinians has given it an appearance of unity. Recent immigrants such as Russians and Ethiopians are disliked by older immigrants, and there is much resentment among secular Israelis at the privileges given to ultra-orthodox xxxs. The foreign workers are at the bottom of the pile.
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Conflicting reports as Egypt denies barring Iran ships
By Samer al-Atrush (AFP) – 2 hours ago
CAIRO — Iran was pushing Egypt on Thursday to allow two of its warships to pass through the Suez Canal, amid conflicting reports from Cairo about the Egyptian response and despite warnings from Israel.
Iranian warships have not entered the Mediterranean through the canal since 1979, and Israel says any attempt to sail so close to its waters now would be a dangerous "provocation" that would demand a response.
"Iranian officials were in contact with officials in Cairo to secure the Iranian vessels' passage," Iran's state-run Press TV said on its website, citing Iranian naval officials.
The ships were due to pass the canal on Thursday, Israel Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman claimed, but in Egypt a senior Suez Canal Authority official insisted it had not received a request to allow the ships through.
"We did not receive any request for the passage of Iranian warships," Ahmed al-Manakhly, head of the canal's operations room, told AFP, adding he had no idea if any such ships were nearing the canal.
"Any warship needs approval from the defence ministry and the foreign ministry. We have seen no such approval. Before they pass, I need to have such an approval in my hand," he explained.
But privately, a canal official said the warships were on the list of ships scheduled to pass to the Mediterranean Sea before the passage was cancelled.
"They had permission, but the shipping agent told them yesterday the ships were cancelling. He said they are near Jeddah, and no new date was set," he said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Jeddah is a Saudi Arabian port on the Red Sea, more than 1,000 kilometres (625 miles) south of the canal.
A shipping agent, who also declined to be named because of the sensitivity of ties between Iran and Egypt, said that a request had been submitted to the government but that officials turned it down.
Shipping agents in the canal are deputised to pay dues for the ships' passage and also indemnify the canal against in damage in case of an accident.
"The government and intelligence got involved," said one. "They said no."
An Iranian diplomat said a request for authorisation had been submitted to the Egyptian foreign ministry.
"There is a request, but the problem seems to be administrative, because of the current situation in Egypt," he told AFP. "We have asked the foreign ministry for permission, and there is still ongoing communication.
"But they asked us to declare the date of passage, which is related to open banks, because any ship that has to pass has to pay dues, warships and non warships," he explained, also speaking on condition of anonymity.
Banks remain closed in Egypt after an 18-day revolt toppled president Hosni Mubarak on February 11, but their closure has not prevented other ships from passing, with their dues being payed by shipping agents.
If the ships were to cross it would be the first time Iranian naval ships have passed the canal since the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran, which led to the severing of full diplomatic ties with Egypt.
"The Iranian side is trying on administrative side to get the permission needed as quickly as possible," the Iranian diplomat said.
Iran's official Fars news agency, quoting top naval commanders, said the ships are the 33,000-tonne refuelling and support vessel Kharg and the 1,500-tonne light patrol frigate Alvand, both British built.
The Kharg has a crew of 250 and can carry up to three helicopters. The Alvand is armed with torpedos and anti-ship missiles.
According to Fars, the ships form part of Iran's 12th flotilla, which is normally assigned to protect Iranian merchant vessels in the Gulf of Aden, an area plagued by Somali pirates.
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ISRAEL CLOSES EMBASSY IN BAKU
Press TV
Feb 15 2011
Iran
An Azeri newspaper says the Israeli Embassy in Azerbaijan has closed
due to security concerns amid a growing anti-Tel Aviv sentiment in
the Muslim-majority nation.
The Azeri paper Yeni Musavat said on Tuesday that the Israeli Embassy
in Baku was closed for security reasons.
The report contrasted comments by Israeli Ambassador to Baku Michael
Lavon-Lotem, who blamed the closure on unspecified "technical reasons."
Meanwhile, an Azeri Foreign Ministry spokesman claimed Baku was unaware
of the embassy's closure and that, in contrast to diplomatic norms,
the ministry had not been noticed about the decision.
On February 11, Israel's Counter Terrorism Bureau advised Israeli
travelers against visiting certain destinations, including Azerbaijan,
Georgia, Armenia, Egypt, Turkey, Ivory Coast, Mauritania and Venezuela.
The bureau said there was a possibility that incidents occur which
threaten Israel's interests in Azerbaijan.
The threat warning came ahead of the third anniversary of the
assassination of Hezbollah top commander Imad Mugniyah, who was killed
in a car bomb attack in Damascus in February 2008.
The report said security measures have also been tightened around
the US and UK embassies in Baku.
The local media reports indicate a hike in anti-Israel and anti-US
sentiments in the Arab world following the recent protests and
revolutions in North African nations, including Tunisia and Egypt.
Azerbaijan has been also hosting growing outrage against the Israeli
regime and its Western allies over an increase in anti-Islamic and
secular programs in the Muslim-majority former Soviet state, a trend
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