Israel: On Ground Updates - July 05, 2009

Israel: On Ground Updates
Sunday, July 05, 2009
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File photo by IAF
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* TimesOnline.co.uk brings us the following report this Sunday morning and it starts off like this… The head of Mossad, Israel’s overseas intelligence service, has assured Benjamin Netanyahu, its Prime Minister, that Saudi Arabia would turn a blind eye to Israeli jets flying over the kingdom during any future raid on Iran’s nuclear sites… Earlier this year Meir Dagan, Mossad’s director since 2002, held secret talks with Saudi officials to discuss the possibility…
Read the full report at link below…
Saudis give nod to Israeli raid on Iran
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* YNetNews.com has the following take on this report and it goes in part like this… "The reports are erroneous and unfounded," the PM's Office said in a statement… A diplomatic source told the British newspaper last week that “the Saudis have tacitly agreed to the Israel Air Force flying through their airspace on a mission which is supposed to be in the common interests of both Israel and Saudi Arabia."…
Read the full report at link below…
Report: Saudis to overlook Israeli jets headed to Iran
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* MuscatineJournal.com has this report today posted on their website and it starts off like this… Vice President Joe Biden seemed to give Israel a green light for military action to eliminate Iran's nuclear threat, saying the U.S. "cannot dictate to another sovereign nation what they can and cannot do."…
Read the rest at link below…
Biden: US not stand in Israel's way on Iran
> Watch the full Biden interview HERE
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* IndiaTimes.com had the following report posted up on their website Saturday evening and it starts off like this… An Israeli submarine crossed through the Suez Canal last month as a part of a military training exercise, defense officials said on Saturday… The move is believed to have been made as a warning to Iran of the Jewish state's capabilities and to show that Israel and Egypt are cooperating against a shared threat. The two countries share a peace agreement but have had cool relations for years…
Read this report in full at link below…
Israeli submarine crosses Suez Canal with eye on Iran

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