So I guess it was yet another Iranian PR stunt, as the Iranian “aid” ships have been called off due to Israeli threats. Yes, really.
The secretary general of an Iranian organization supporting Palestinians, Hussein Sheikh el-Islam, said during a press conference that the main reason for the cancellation was “the violent and inhuman attitude of the Zionist regime to humanitarian aid.” The vessel’s intended voyage was originally announced by the Iranian Red Crescent.
“The vessel was supposed to leave for Gaza on Thursday, but because of hurdles put up by the Zionist regime regarding the impossibility of getting some of the goods (into the Strip), it was decided to postpone the departure to Sunday, but now this too will not happen,” Sheikh el-Islam was quoted by the Iranian news agency IRNA.
So what are those hurdles?
“Israel sent a letter to the UN announcing that the arrival of vessels from Lebanon and Iran to the Gaza area would be a sign of war and it would act against them,” he added.
Hm. Let’s see. Lebanon and Israel were at war three years ago. Iran constantly calls for the end of Israel. Why on earth would Israel take Iranian and Lebanese ships trying to break the blockade of Gaza as a sign of war?
Conversely: Ooooh. The big, bad Iranians are afraid of a little letter! (Yes, I had to.)
In any case, this is a good thing. I expect the Lebanese to follow suit, especially now that Cyprus has reiterated it won’t be used as a stopping point for terrorists.
I always understood that Lebanon and Israel were still considered to be at war, going back to 1948, so Israel would be able to interdict any Lebanese flag vessel attempting to penetrate a naval blockade.
At the end of the day Iranians are cowards. That’s why the height of their civilization was about 500BCE.
The Iranians will fight against Israel to the last Arab and Turk.
What did Israel ever do to Iran/Persia? For that matter, what did Israel do to Turkey to get the new Pharaoh Erdogan and his Shih-tzus all riled up? Nothing, merely to exist. Israel’s existence as a Jewish state is an affront to the insanely puffed-up vanity and arrogance of Muslims. For that the Muslims intend to commit genocide, in order to assuage their wounded vanity. Five million or more Jews must die because Muslims, poor widdle dears, feel humiliated because some Jews live and breathe in the Land of Israel, but are not degraded to a despised, vulnerable minority, subject to periodic pogroms.
Muslims should remember what happened to the last bunch who tried to murder all the Jews. It wasn’t pretty, the punishment meted out to the Germans for the Nazis’ crimes, and it won’t be pretty, the punishment Muslims will receive for their leaders’ crimes.