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 Islam › Re: The Meaning Of Salafiyyah, Ahlus-sunnah Wal' Jamaa'ah & Other Terms by Onyocha: 10:44pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
Can someone explain why salafism/wahhabism is synonymous with killings on the basis of takfeer (injunction that others are unbelievers),terrorism and sectarian killings of Sufis and Shias (as we lately saw in Egypt,and also in iraq,pakistan and syria). Is there anything peaceful about salafism/wahhabism? What is the message of tolerance? Or is it all about aggressive preaching that aims to dominate and subdue all else instead of co-existence and tolerance? We tend to see that most if not all cases of muslim terrorism have a connection to the salafism/wahhabism ideology of some of the Sunnis.why? |
| Islam › Re: As-salafus-saalih ( The Pious Predecessors ) by Onyocha: 10:42pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
Can someone explain why salafism/wahhabism is synonymous with killings on the basis of takfeer (injunction that others are unbelievers),terrorism and sectarian killings of Sufis and Shias (as we lately saw in Egypt,and also in iraq,pakistan and syria). Is there anything peaceful about salafism/wahhabism? What is the message of tolerance? Or is it all about aggressive preaching that aims to dominate and subdue all else instead of co-existence and tolerance? We tend to see that most if not all cases of muslim terrorism have a connection to the salafism/wahhabism ideology of some of the Sunnis.why? |
| Foreign Affairs › Russia Says Saudi Arabia Arming Terrorists In Syria by Onyocha(op): 11:29pm On Jun 27, 2013 |
June 27, 2013 - Updated 2212 PKT MOSCOW: Russia accused Saudi Arabia and some other Gulf states on Thursday of funding "international terrorists and extremists" in the Syria conflict. Moscow's angry statement came in response to accusations by Prince Saud al-Faisal, the Saudi foreign minister, that Russia was responsible for mass killings in Syria because of its military support for the regime. "Of course, we are not going to justify ourselves before anyone. Our fundamental position on Syria is well known," the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement. "At the same time, a number of capitals, including Riyadh, unfortunately are not ashamed of employing all sorts of methods and contacts, including by financing and arming international terrorists and extremists," the ministry statement said. "Such actions must really be stopped." Syrian President Bashar al-Assad refers to the armed opposition as terrorists, a position supported on occasion by Moscow. Russia supplies its strategic Middle East ally with weapons under contracts signed before the conflict broke out in March 2011. It has also blocked a series of UN Security Council resolutions condemning Assad for the violence, which a British-based monitor said has now claimed more than 100,000 lives. http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-107035-Russia-says-Saudi-arming-Syria-terrorists |
| Islam › Re: Shia Islamic Sheikh Hassan Shehata Martyred By Salafists In Egypt by Onyocha: 9:54pm On Jun 26, 2013 |
Egypt: Attack On Shia Comes At Dangerous Time The deadly attack on Shia Muslims follows weeks of sectarian incitement, and more violence is inevitable in the coming days. https://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2013/6/25/244666/default/v2/171434628-1-522x293.jpg Tim Marshall Foreign Affairs Editor Four Egyptian men were beaten to death by a howling mob near Cairo this week. Why? Because they were Shia Muslims Ultra-radical Sunni Muslim Salafist sheiks led the mob which fell upon houses owned by Egyptian Shias who were celebrating a religious festival in the village of Zawyat Abu Musalam. When some local men saw a Shia preacher arrive in the neighbourhood, they began chanting: "The Shia are here!" Within half an hour up to 3,000 people had gathered, including members of the Muslim Brotherhood. Several hundred men broke into the houses, dragged out the occupants and beat them with sticks and rocks before stabbing some. Black-robed women stood by chanting and urging them on. Women and children inside the houses were injured as the mob threw rocks into the houses and then attempted to start a fire while chanting "Allahu Akbar" ("God is great" ) and calling the Shia "infidels". https://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2013/6/25/244665/default/v2/rtx10z54-1-522x293.jpg A wrecked room in a house attacked by the mob At least one man's body was tied to a rope and dragged around the streets. There was limited intervention by the police. Most Egyptians were horrified at the attack and people in the village interviewed by reporters in the aftermath denounced the violence as un-Islamic. However, even as President Mohamed Morsi condemned the attacks, many Salafist groups took to social media - not to hang their heads in shame, but to boast about the murders and vow to commit more. So far, so Klu Klux Salafi, but this attack did not come out of nowhere. It emerged from dog whistle politics, the fascistic bent of the extremist Sunni factions, and arguably, out of the Egyptian constitution. https://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2013/6/25/244663/default/v2/rtx10z4r-1-522x293.jpg Blood stains are seen with soot on the wall of one of the attacked houses There have been weeks of sectarian incitement by the Sunni clerical TV shock jocks who dominate many popular Egyptian talk shows. The open rhetoric against the Shia has been magnified by the sectarian struggle in Syria, but has long been under the surface. This month, in the region around the village, Friday sermons in some mosques denigrated the Shia, and pamphlets were distributed calling for their expulsion. There are about 40 Shia families in the district. There are, at most, about three million Egyptian Shia, out of a population of 85 million people. Apart from the 10 million or so Christians almost all the rest of the population is Sunni. The small Baha'i minority are not recognised as a religious group. The current constitution, drafted by the ruling Muslim Brotherhood, changed the law regarding religion. https://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2013/6/25/244664/default/v2/171434601-1-522x293.jpg Mourners carry the coffin of one of the four men killed Whereas previously it stated "Islam is the religion of the State" and ended there, now it says: "Islam is the religion of the state … and interpreting Sharia should be based on eminent sources of Ahl al Sunna wal Jamaa." This means that the law should be interpreted by Sunni scholars and traditions. That effectively means the constitution says Egypt is a Sunni Muslim state. The Salafists, and the Brotherhood, are sectarian. To them, not all people are equal. Firstly men are superior to women in some aspects of law, and secondly they believe the Sunni version of Islam is superior to the Shia. They view opponents as Shia, Christian, or even as unbelievers. Political ideas, liberalism, even economics, are less important to them than if someone is of a particular religious bent. The attack on the Shia, which follow the murders of almost 60 Christians over the past two years, comes at a particularly tense time and amid an ever worsening economic crisis. This weekend marks the first anniversary of the inauguration of President Morsi. His supporters and opponents will be out on the streets in huge numbers. Violence, which is the hallmark of the last two years, appears inevitable. http://news.sky.com/story/1107961/egypt-attack-on-shia-comes-at-dangerous-time |
| Politics › Re: Jonathan’s Approval Needed To Demolish Amigo Supermarket by Onyocha: 6:05pm On Jun 08, 2013 |
Reptyle: I don't understand this story. Why would the SSS seek to demolish 5 billion naira worth of foreign investment only on suspicion that weapons are buried underneath? If the President approves and they find nothing, how do they want him to handle the diplomatic issues that could arise from such a move? Methinks there are some people interested in that property and are using the SSS to unlawfully seize it from the owners. Otherwise, there should be a less destructive way to confirm their suspicions against the Lebanese owners.[b]it looks like the picture is getting clearer. wonderland and amigo (or either one,i think more of wonderland) are catching the eyes of someone influential.i think it is an israeli plot to destroy lebanese interests in africa.this isnt the first time something like this is happening to very rich lebanese businessmen in africa.and taking into consideration from the case of the iranian weapons destined for gambia siezed in lagos through mossad directives,and the relationship and influence israel has grown with the jonathan administration,you will not wonder at all why demolishing amigo and taking over wonderland are the only options,and in fear that a successive administration which would most likely be led by a northern muslim would give back the lebanese their businesses.the politics is deep in these issues,and unfortunately Nigeria is getting caught up in dirty middle east politics spearheaded by israel to my estimation.israel is really playing messy and it should know that the lebanese have a history in and with africa.its a pandora box israel is opening.after all someone like the israeli owner of mega plaza (in Lagos),said to be the chief mossad agent in nigeria,is a weapons dealer,something that is an open secret.when has hezbollah become a "terrorist organization" in nigerian foreign policy and israel the "peace loving country"? we nigerians do not want anything to do with these middle east politics.israel should leave nigeria alone and fight its wars elsewhere,just as we wont like the fact if israeli interests or businesses are targeted by their enemies. come to think of it,with someone like Marilyn Ogar who seems to parrot the mossad,how credible would it be after demolition if the SSS report that it has found something? evidently "something" can only be injected into the scene through demolition,as scanners and technology can discover whatever might be hidden underneath if at all without demolition. this is a case whereby the arrested suspects have not been paraded infront of a court to defend themselves.this in itself discredits the nigerian judiciary.trust me,if the lebanese arrested and disgraced are innocent,they will fight this case to the end.this isnt a case whereby the SSS would arraign serious minded businessmen to get empty credit and think those arrested would be intimidated.since amigo is already sealed,i believe it is a court order that can permit demolishing the building in search of more evidence.why have the suspects not yet taken to court? innocent until proven guilty,hello? also,the many unfounded claims that came from the onset from the nigerian authorities are pathetic.for instance,assuming truly the weapons belong to the lebanese man in kano,underneath whose house "ancient" looking weapons were found ( "ancient weapons",a group like hezbollah doesnt need in the first place),how did the authorities here ascertain that that man is linked to hezbollah,and is not acting on his own as a weapons dealer? on what premise is hezbollah having weapons in northern nigeria,knowing well the ill-feelings between Shia Muslims (hezbollah represents) and salafist/wahhabi sunnis (a group like alqaeda or boko haram represents)? how did the nigerian authorities convince themselves or prove that the weapons actually belong to the man who bought the house in kano,without a court of law proving it? also why issue arrest for another man far away from kano (in abuja) based on family ties? on what basis is amigo shut? as much as some hungry nigerians here on nairaland are hateful and ignorant,treating cases based on sentiments and hate for foreigners will give a bad image to the country.and the bitter part is fighting one group of foreigners and calling them names for the benefit of another group,is not in the interest of nigeria as a whole,and as a country in need of progress.also as much as we might hate the fact,lebanese businessmen play a big role in our economy and are firmly established in it,that trying to scare them off would only hurt our employed citizens who work in their companies and in turn our economy.demolishing or shutting down a business is easy to do,but what are the financial and economic consequences? are the employees of amigo presently compensated by the governement for been rendered idle? the israelis or the west are not a better alternative.the sacrifices in business a lebanese does in africa,cannot be done by an israeli or american.the lebanese live their lives here,born their children and raise them here,some marry from us and consider us a part of them.some would claim they are paying our fellow nigerians peanuts,which is a generalization.however peanuts are better than unemployment.there are good and bad in every community,however my point is we should not jeopardize our interest for the benefit of another country,and we should gain the goodness we can get from anyone in the interest of nigeria.by doing that,the legal process must take its course,not tout-like actions like demolition.[/b] 1 Like |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Hezbollah Backed Syrian Army Wins The Battle Of Qusayr Against Rebels,Al-Qaeda by Onyocha(op): 5:21pm On Jun 05, 2013 |
Hizbullah: Qusayr's Achievement a Severe Blow to American-Israeli-Takfiri Scheme https://images1.naharnet.com/images/81844/w460.jpg?1370441839 Hizbullah stated on Wednesday that the party's “achievement” in the Syrian border city of al-Qusayr dealt a “severe blow to the American-Israeli-Takfiri scheme.” "The withdrawal of the opposition's fighters from al-Qusayr is a knockdown to the scheme of the United States, Israel and the Takfiris,” the party's deputy chief Sheikh Naim Qassem expressed after a meeting with Syrian Social National Party Vice President Toufiq Mhanna. He added: “The battle today has one goal only which is to face Israel and those serving its interest. Hizbullah's stances are based on this.” "Today it has been proven that betting on the fall of a Syria that supports the resistance is a delusion and a failure, so is choosing political stances based on the achievements of the American-Israeli scheme.” Qassem reiterated calls for finding a political solution to the Syrian crisis, rejecting international powers' “attempts to take over lands in the Arab world and support Israel.” “The region's people have set their minds on recovering their lands and their rights,” he assured. Syria's rebels conceded on Tuesday they had lost the battle for the strategic city of Qusayr but vowed to fight “thousands of Lebanese mercenaries” after the army seized total control of it and the surrounding region. The main opposition National Coalition shrugged off the defeat, declaring the "revolution will continue". Tuesday's development comes after the military support of Hizbullah has helped Syrian regime forces gain the upper hand in the battle for control of Qusayr, where an army assault began last month, amid a Lebanese, regional and international outcry. Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah had previously justified the group's involvement in Syria by saying they were defending Lebanese-inhabited border villages inside Syria and Shiite holy sites. But during a May 25 speech marking the 13th anniversary of Israel's military withdrawal from Lebanon, Nasrallah said the Takfiris are the “most prevailing group in the Syrian opposition,” warning against a defeat against them in the ongoing war in Syria. He said: “If Syria falls in the hands of the Takfiris and the United States, the resistance will become under a siege and Israel will enter Lebanon. If Syria falls, the Palestinian cause will be lost.” http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/85803-hizbullah-qusayr-s-achievement-a-severe-blow-to-american-israeli-takfiri-scheme |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Hezbollah Backed Syrian Army Wins The Battle Of Qusayr Against Rebels,Al-Qaeda by Onyocha(op): 4:58pm On Jun 05, 2013 |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Hezbollah Backed Syrian Army Wins The Battle Of Qusayr Against Rebels,Al-Qaeda by Onyocha(op): 4:35pm On Jun 05, 2013 |
Why there is more to Syria conflict than sectarianism http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22770219 |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Hezbollah Backed Syrian Army Wins The Battle Of Qusayr Against Rebels,Al-Qaeda by Onyocha(op): 4:31pm On Jun 05, 2013 |
Qusair capture changes Syria conflict dynamics http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22781667#story_continues_2 |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Hezbollah Backed Syrian Army Wins The Battle Of Qusayr Against Rebels,Al-Qaeda by Onyocha(op): 12:36pm On Jun 05, 2013 |
GHmaanarh: I love the fact that the syrian army won that battle but i believe bashar has to learn a lesson from this war that if he keeps on arming or transfering armss from iran to the terrorist hezbollah movement these are the kind of things that will happen. He is now accusing Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar of arming the rebels when he did the same thing when israel was battling hassan nasrallah's hezbollah terrorist movement. I hope syria wins the war thoughit is the intervention of hezbollah on the side of the syrian army that have helped the syrian army trash the terrorists in qusayr within two weeks,in an area under rebel/terrorist control for 2 years. besides,i dont know why you label hezbollah as a "terrorist movement".it is a resistance movement fighting israeli occupation.it has members both in the lebanese parliament and (ministers) in the government of lebanon.even the European Union has refused to label hezbollah a "terrorist organization" at the face of israeli and american pressure.what makes hezbollah a "terrorist organization"? it fights against israeli occupation of lebanese land.remember also that assad supports hezbollah as armed resistance group fighting israeli occupation because to this day israel is occupying syrian land,the golan heights.so syria finds itself a victim of the same occupation hezbollah is fighting against.remember also branding hezbollah as a "terrorist organization" is not an easy task because hezbollah is also a political party,and it democratically represents the Shia community in lebanon in parliament and government,which is the largest religious community in lebanon.so attempting to brand hezbollah a "terrorist organization" is automatically labelling the people who vote for it in election as "terrorists",and the Shia community is over 40% of lebanon's population.the agriculture minister of lebanon,hussein haj hassan,is a member of hezbollah and he accompanied lebanon's president-michel suleiman-on a state visit to nigeria.calling hezbollah a "terrorist organization" is like attempting to brand PDP or APP a "terrorist group". in fact the world under american and israeli pressure united against assad because he stood with fighting israeli occupation in lebanon and palestine.if assad with the popular support he enjoys in syria is an american puppet like mubarak,nothing would have happened in syria.but the US and its puppets,namely turkey,qatar and saudi arabia,sent weapons and alqaeda terrorists known as the nusra front into syria,to topple assad.russia,china and iran stood by him,and hezbollah (an ally of both iran and syria) also interfered to help the syrian army. 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Kano Arms Episode; Hezbollah,gun Runners,boko Haram Or A Past Coup Plan? by Onyocha: 11:34am On Jun 05, 2013 |
Dis Guy: WHAT EXACTLY IS THE LINK TO HEZBOLLAH? Onyocha: [b]https://www.nairaland.com/1312955/hezbollah-weapons-warehouse-belongs-sierra-leonean/1#16073526 |
| Foreign Affairs › Hezbollah Backed Syrian Army Wins The Battle Of Qusayr Against Rebels,Al-Qaeda by Onyocha(op): 11:29am On Jun 05, 2013 |
Syrian forces regain full control of Qusayr area: Syrian TV Wed Jun 5, 2013 8:1AM GMT Syria’s state television reports that Syrian forces have regained full control of the strategic city of Qusayr following three weeks of fighting with the militants. On Wednesday, Syria’s state television reported that “our heroic armed forces have returned security and stability to all of the town of Qusayr." According to the reports, Syrian military forces have dismantled the terrorist network of the militants in the strategic area, which borders Lebanon. Many of the foreign-backed militants and members of the armed groups were killed or injured during the Syrian army operations to cleanse the region of the terrorists. Following the successful operations, the militants fled to farms and a village near Qusayr. Reports indicate that peace and security have now been restored in the region following the defeat of the terrorists. On Sunday, the government forces drove back a group of militants attempting to infiltrate Syria through the Lebanese border. Syrian troops backed by Hezbollah fighters entered Qusayr from several directions on May 19 after weeks of clashes with militants. Qusayr has been an important center and supply route for the foreign-sponsored militants fighting against the Damascus government. Syria has been gripped by a deadly unrest since March 2011, and many people, including large numbers of government forces, have been killed in the violence. Damascus says the chaos in the country is being orchestrated from outside, and that the militants are supported by the West and its regional allies including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey. Several international human rights organizations have said that the militants are committing war crimes. IA/PR http://www.presstv.com/detail/2013/06/05/307287/syria-regains-full-control-of-qusayr/ |
| Politics › Re: Hezbollah Weapons Warehouse Belongs To Sierra-Leonean – Lebanese Consul by Onyocha: 11:13am On Jun 05, 2013 |
Dis Guy: WHAT EXACTLY IS THE LINK TO HEZBOLLAH?[b] someone should answer the above.how does being lebanese,and selling,stocking or in possession of weapons amount to either being a member of hezbollah or actually making the weapons belong to hezbollah? what is the connection? i am sure more details would come out to shed light on how amateurish the security forces in nigeria are to have behaved like gossip queens,and to have made claims they had no evidence to back up.initially they possibly thought bringing in the name of hezbollah to sensationalize the find would give them international credit.however they little know that making claims you cannot back even to those you intend to please would dampen your credibility and make you look like a big joke.the name hezbollah keep been repeated for no good reason than to spread propaganda,spice up the story and gain international credit from israel and the US.this is especially so that hezbollah is assiting the syrian army hand in hand in the battle for the strategic city of Qusayr in Syria,against western,turkish and arabian backed rebels and alqaeda terrorists called the nusra front (an alqaeda cell in syria similar to boko haram in nigeria).yes you read right there,Hezbollah is fighting an alqaeda group in syria similar to boko haram that we have in nigeria.besides,what is nigeria's problem with hezbollah,a Shia Islamist organization different from the Sunni extrmists (aka salafist/wahhabi) alqaeda and boko haram? we cannot solve our problems with those giving us the problems,namely boko haram.our security officials are eager to transfer the battle into a propaganda fight against a foreign organization that have nothing to do with nigeria or the salafist/wahhabi ideology the dreaded boko haram adheres to,just for drama and empty credit.if nigeria have problem with hezbollah,my question remains why did the nigerian government allow a hezbollah member-hussein haj hassan-who is the minister for agriculture in lebanon to accompany the lebanese president-michel suleiman-during his official visit to nigeria about a month ago? if you call hezbollah a "terrorist organization",a label even the EU has refused to apply on hezbollah in the foosteps of israel's big daddy-the US-,then it means the nigerian government when welcoming the lebanese president to nigeria had entertained and hosted an official representing a "terrorist organization" in the lebanese government to nigeria.[/b] |
| Politics › Re: Discovered Kano Armoury Belongs To Terrorist Group Hezbollah by Onyocha: 12:06am On May 31, 2013 |
[b] may God Almighty deliver Nigeria from the clutches of Israel and the US during this Jonathan (niger delta) administration. last it was Iranian made weapons bought by gambia that Israel plotted to get ceased in Lagos,and the Iranians were arrested. now Lebanese businessmen who are Shia Muslims and have nothing to do with salafist (shia hating) boko haram (a Wahhabi alqaeda affiliate) are now arrested and framed for "ties" with boko haram.as for "ties" with Hezbollah,what does "ties" mean? Hezbollah isn't depending on the money of businessmen to organize itself.hezbollah gets Iranian funds in hundreds of millions of dollars,and Syrian government support. moreover,this would be a case of hypocrisy to the maximum.just last month when the Lebanese president,Michel Suleiman,visited Nigeria,the Lebanese agriculture minister Hussein Haj Hassan (a member of Hezbollah),accompanied him.he was one of the accompany members of the president's entourage.why didn't Nigeria arrest him? since when is Hezbollah a "terrorist organization" in the eyes of Nigeria? even the European union has so far refrained from designating Hezbollah as a "terrorist organization",and European officials often hold meetings with Hezbollah officials.german intelligence officials conduct prisoner exchanges between Hezbollah and Israel.hezbollah has MPs in the Lebanese parliament and ministers in the government,and represents the Shia Muslim community,which is the largest single religious community in Lebanon making over 40% of the total population. as usual in Israel designed plots,the stories are either not consistent or contradictory.there is an attempt to link Shia Lebanese to Salafist/Wahhabi Boko haram.(note the west is supporting Wahhabi/salafist terrorists in Syria).and there is an attempt to link them for "ties" with Hezbollah "plotting" against Israeli and western targets.which claim are we going to believe? and the most sad,annoying and ignorant part is when Nigerian officials dramatize when the word "Hezbollah" is mentioned,without regarding the above stated facts. Israel and the US should stop taking Nigeria as a field to execute their plots against their own enemies because our president is not a hausa man;a hausa man as president is known for being tough against western dictates .in Nigeria we live peacefully and embrace all foreigners and treat all strangers kindly. [/b] 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Lebanese Arrested Over Weapons Trafficking & Stockpiling by Onyocha: 12:04am On May 31, 2013 |
[b] may God Almighty deliver Nigeria from the clutches of Israel and the US during this Jonathan (niger delta) administration. last it was Iranian made weapons bought by gambia that Israel plotted to get ceased in Lagos,and the Iranians were arrested. now Lebanese businessmen who are Shia Muslims and have nothing to do with salafist (shia hating) boko haram (a Wahhabi alqaeda affiliate) are now arrested and framed for "ties" with boko haram.as for "ties" with Hezbollah,what does "ties" mean? Hezbollah isn't depending on the money of businessmen to organize itself.hezbollah gets Iranian funds in hundreds of millions of dollars,and Syrian government support. moreover,this would be a case of hypocrisy to the maximum.just last month when the Lebanese president,Michel Suleiman,visited Nigeria,the Lebanese agriculture minister Hussein Haj Hassan (a member of Hezbollah),accompanied him.he was one of the accompany members of the president's entourage.why didn't Nigeria arrest him? since when is Hezbollah a "terrorist organization" in the eyes of Nigeria? even the European union has so far refrained from designating Hezbollah as a "terrorist organization",and European officials often hold meetings with Hezbollah officials.german intelligence officials conduct prisoner exchanges between Hezbollah and Israel.hezbollah has MPs in the Lebanese parliament and ministers in the government,and represents the Shia Muslim community,which is the largest single religious community in Lebanon making over 40% of the total population. as usual in Israel designed plots,the stories are either not consistent or contradictory.there is an attempt to link Shia Lebanese to Salafist/Wahhabi Boko haram.(note the west is supporting Wahhabi/salafist terrorists in Syria).and there is an attempt to link them for "ties" with Hezbollah "plotting" against Israeli and western targets.which claim are we going to believe? and the most sad,annoying and ignorant part is when Nigerian officials dramatize when the word "Hezbollah" is mentioned,without regarding the above stated facts. Israel and the US should stop taking Nigeria as a field to execute their plots against their own enemies because our president is not a hausa man;a hausa man as president is known for being tough against western dictates .in Nigeria we live peacefully and embrace all foreigners and treat all strangers kindly. [/b] 5 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Hezbollah Terror Cell Uncovered In Kano by Onyocha: 12:04am On May 31, 2013 |
Mc Stoic: All these islamic terrorists sef. Always trying to appear as the victim even when they are the guilty ones. Look at what half education and free mb has done to you!! Upon your lame attempt to assume a better entity ala your username, the concentrated, warped aboki gene still gets the better of you....tbh.too blind to know how you |
| Politics › Re: Hezbollah Terror Cell Uncovered In Kano by Onyocha: 10:14pm On May 30, 2013 |
emmysenior: Taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...!!!!!!!!!!!!!if you didn't know what im saying why don't you yourself shut-up? americans and Israelis are bullying us and using us as frontline in their battles and you are telling me to shut up.shame! 9 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Hezbollah Terror Cell Uncovered In Kano by Onyocha: 9:58pm On May 30, 2013 |
[b] may God Almighty deliver Nigeria from the clutches of Israel and the US during this Jonathan (niger delta) administration. last it was Iranian made weapons bought by gambia that Israel plotted to get ceased in Lagos,and the Iranians were arrested. now Lebanese businessmen who are Shia Muslims and have nothing to do with salafist (shia hating) boko haram (a Wahhabi alqaeda affiliate) are now arrested and framed for "ties" with boko haram.as for "ties" with Hezbollah,what does "ties" mean? Hezbollah isn't depending on the money of businessmen to organize itself.hezbollah gets Iranian funds in hundreds of millions of dollars,and Syrian government support. moreover,this would be a case of hypocrisy to the maximum.just last month when the Lebanese president,Michel Suleiman,visited Nigeria,the Lebanese agriculture minister Hussein Haj Hassan (a member of Hezbollah),accompanied him.he was one of the accompany members of the president's entourage.why didn't Nigeria arrest him? since when is Hezbollah a "terrorist organization" in the eyes of Nigeria? even the European union has so far refrained from designating Hezbollah as a "terrorist organization",and European officials often hold meetings with Hezbollah officials.german intelligence officials conduct prisoner exchanges between Hezbollah and Israel.hezbollah has MPs in the Lebanese parliament and ministers in the government,and represents the Shia Muslim community,which is the largest single religious community in Lebanon making over 40% of the total population. as usual in Israel designed plots,the stories are either not consistent or contradictory.there is an attempt to link Shia Lebanese to Salafist/Wahhabi Boko haram.(note the west is supporting Wahhabi/salafist terrorists in Syria).and there is an attempt to link them for "ties" with Hezbollah "plotting" against Israeli and western targets.which claim are we going to believe? and the most sad,annoying and ignorant part is when Nigerian officials dramatize when the word "Hezbollah" is mentioned,without regarding the above stated facts. Israel and the US should stop taking Nigeria as a field to execute their plots against their own enemies because our president is not a hausa man;a hausa man as president is known for being tough against western dictates .in Nigeria we live peacefully and embrace all foreigners and treat all strangers kindly. [/b] 24 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Armoury Uncovered In Kano & Lebanese Arrested by Onyocha: 9:36pm On May 30, 2013 |
[b] may God Almighty deliver Nigeria from the clutches of Israel and the US during this Jonathan (niger delta) administration. last it was Iranian made weapons bought by gambia that Israel plotted to get ceased in Lagos,and the Iranians were arrested. now Lebanese businessmen who are Shia Muslims and have nothing to do with salafist (shia hating) boko haram (a Wahhabi alqaeda affiliate) are now arrested and framed for "ties" with boko haram.as for "ties" with Hezbollah,what does "ties" mean? Hezbollah isn't depending on the money of businessmen to organize itself.hezbollah gets Iranian funds in hundreds of millions of dollars,and Syrian government support. moreover,this would be a case of hypocrisy to the maximum.just last month when the Lebanese president,Michel Suleiman,visited Nigeria,the Lebanese agriculture minister Hussein Haj Hassan (a member of Hezbollah),accompanied him.he was one of the accompany members of the president's entourage.why didn't Nigeria arrest him? since when is Hezbollah a "terrorist organization" in the eyes of Nigeria? even the European union has so far refrained from designating Hezbollah as a "terrorist organization",and European officials often hold meetings with Hezbollah officials.german intelligence officials conduct prisoner exchanges between Hezbollah and Israel.hezbollah has MPs in the Lebanese parliament and ministers in the government,and represents the Shia Muslim community,which is the largest single religious community in Lebanon making over 40% of the total population. as usual in Israel designed plots,the stories are either not consistent or contradictory.there is an attempt to link Shia Lebanese to Salafist/Wahhabi Boko haram.(note the west is supporting Wahhabi/salafist terrorists in Syria).and there is an attempt to link them for "ties" with Hezbollah "plotting" against Israeli and western targets.which claim are we going to believe? and the most sad,annoying and ignorant part is when Nigerian officials dramatize when the word "Hezbollah" is mentioned,without regarding the above stated facts. Israel and the US should stop taking Nigeria as a field to execute their plots against their own enemies because our president is not a hausa man;a hausa man as president is known for being tough against western dictates .in Nigeria we live peacefully and embrace all foreigners and treat all strangers kindly. [/b] |
| Politics › Re: Iranian Accused Of Importing Arms To Nigeria Sentenced by Onyocha: 12:30am On May 14, 2013 |
The sentence handed on the iranian and his so called "nigerian accomplice" is not for smuggling weapons into nigeria. People should stop repeating hearsay or rumor.the weapons were caught on transit by nigeria's security forces.iran says they were destined for gambia.and naturally no country would buy weapons from iran and openly do so,as buying weapons from iran contravenes UN sanctions on iranian weapons.gambia denied it bought the weapons.the indigenous arms industry in iran is booming as iran keeps its weapons research and production a high priority. From the judgement given by the court,we can easily see that the judge was clearly convinced the weapons were intended to reach somewhere outside nigeria.also this judgement was meant to please the west and support UN and US sanctions against iran.nigeria should have its independent foreign policy and should not toe the line of american or western dictate on international affairs.if the iranian was caught for weapons on transit in venezuela,cuba,or even in india or brazil,he most likely would have been freed.but ofcourse nigeria can't afford to anger Uncle Sam! As for those ignorant nairalanders accusing iran of terror or linking it to boko haram and alqaeda,they should know that ideologically iran and the likes of boko haram and alqaeda are at odds.iran almost went to war in 1997 against alqaeda's backer in afghanistan,the taliban.iran follows Shia Islam,while the likes of boko haram and alqaeda follow the strict wahhabi/salafi ideology of Sunni Islam.the wahhabis/salafists view the Shia as "heretics".but we have ignorant people out here who lump all Muslims together as one,and happily refer to them all as "terrorists",regurgitating propaganda designed to suit western interests.iran is a sovereign state that nigeria have diplomatic ties with.if iran is a "terror state",I'd expect nigeria to cut ties with iran and severe diplomatic relations,a move nigeria will not do.moreover israel is by any neutral and fair account a terror state built on illegal occupation and defying UN security council resolutions,but nigeria (out of misplaced,confused, and misguided and misconstrued christian sentiments) still maintains relations with israel.iran is a truly independent and a thriving nation scientifically and technologically that many african countries can benefit from its experience.you will learn from iran, that without the west and following its dictates and receiving its aid,you can progress by depending on yourself.that is a bitter lesson iran have made the west to experience. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Israel Attacks Syria For The Third Time During Syrian Civil War by Onyocha(op): 9:43am On May 06, 2013 |
For those accusing the Syrian government and pointing finger at it,the below came in today against the rebels backed by the West: Syria crisis: UN's del Ponte says evidence rebels 'used sarin' |
| Foreign Affairs › Christian Churches Need To Stop Israeli Support: Randy Short by Onyocha(op): 11:26pm On May 05, 2013 |
Christian churches need to stop Israeli support: Randy Short (video contained in the link posted below). Press TV has conducted an interview with Randy Short, a human rights activist in Washington. The following is a rough transcription of the interview. Press TV: Dr. Short just how credible can this report be and what impact would it have on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict? Short: Well I think it’s a step in the right direction and other churches need to join it. In the 1980’s they had a Kairos Document that was dealing with apartheid, where the world reformed churches came together to denounce the apartheid that existed [in] South Africa and to call it blasphemous and against the will of God. I think this is helpful for the Christian churches to get a handle on the fact that we’ve been going in the wrong way, we’ve been sanctifying crimes against Muslims, crimes against Christians in the Middle East, trying to compensate for the crimes of white Western European Christians against Jews at the expense of Arab and African and Afro-Asian Muslims and Christians. So, I think this is helpful and it is true that the Christian Zionists, they are the same people who are in some ways allied with the Nazis, allied with the South Africans, allied with imperialism and slavery and everything horrible that Western Europeans have done to others and now they are supporting Israel. So, they have a history of being wrong and taking centuries to correct what they’ve done; violating the name of God, violating the Bible and coming up with odd doctrines that have nothing to do with Orthodox Christianity. Press TV: The main questions is, do you think Israel will give in or release the Israeli public, those people who came to, this so called phrase, ‘a land without a people’. Do you think they would understand this and understand the true facts? Short: I think that the State of Israel has been subsidized by the large jest of Germany and the United States, much to the lack of information about what exactly people in the West are supporting. I’ve mentioned this many times on Press TV that most Christians are totally ignorant of the Talmud and how it perceives Christianity, Jesus Christ with his mother Mary. If most Christians knew they’d have a moral, ethical problem funding a state that does so much wrong to its neighbors, at our expense here of our security and our peace with our neighbors. If they found out how they were perceived as goys... Most people don’t know that. So, this is the beginning of an opening to get people to think. If people in Israel knew that they would not be funded unconditionally by public in Europe and America that understands better what’s been going on, they would be forced to be different. Israel does not have the capacity to fight all of its neighbors; it is because they are subsidized as a neocolonial state. This is where their aggression and their ability to do injustice to their neighbors like the recent attack on Syria, or the constant violation of the airspace of Lebanon or the al-Nakba (Nakba Day, 1948) or the slow genocide of the Palestinians. GVN/AS http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/05/05/302004/christians-need-to-stop-backing-israel/ |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Israel Attacks Syria For The Third Time During Syrian Civil War by Onyocha(op): 11:25pm On May 05, 2013 |
Christian churches need to stop Israeli support: Randy Short Press TV has conducted an interview with Randy Short, a human rights activist in Washington. The following is a rough transcription of the interview. Press TV: Dr. Short just how credible can this report be and what impact would it have on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict? Short: Well I think it’s a step in the right direction and other churches need to join it. In the 1980’s they had a Kairos Document that was dealing with apartheid, where the world reformed churches came together to denounce the apartheid that existed [in] South Africa and to call it blasphemous and against the will of God. I think this is helpful for the Christian churches to get a handle on the fact that we’ve been going in the wrong way, we’ve been sanctifying crimes against Muslims, crimes against Christians in the Middle East, trying to compensate for the crimes of white Western European Christians against Jews at the expense of Arab and African and Afro-Asian Muslims and Christians. So, I think this is helpful and it is true that the Christian Zionists, they are the same people who are in some ways allied with the Nazis, allied with the South Africans, allied with imperialism and slavery and everything horrible that Western Europeans have done to others and now they are supporting Israel. So, they have a history of being wrong and taking centuries to correct what they’ve done; violating the name of God, violating the Bible and coming up with odd doctrines that have nothing to do with Orthodox Christianity. Press TV: The main questions is, do you think Israel will give in or release the Israeli public, those people who came to, this so called phrase, ‘a land without a people’. Do you think they would understand this and understand the true facts? Short: I think that the State of Israel has been subsidized by the large jest of Germany and the United States, much to the lack of information about what exactly people in the West are supporting. I’ve mentioned this many times on Press TV that most Christians are totally ignorant of the Talmud and how it perceives Christianity, Jesus Christ with his mother Mary. If most Christians knew they’d have a moral, ethical problem funding a state that does so much wrong to its neighbors, at our expense here of our security and our peace with our neighbors. If they found out how they were perceived as goys... Most people don’t know that. So, this is the beginning of an opening to get people to think. If people in Israel knew that they would not be funded unconditionally by public in Europe and America that understands better what’s been going on, they would be forced to be different. Israel does not have the capacity to fight all of its neighbors; it is because they are subsidized as a neocolonial state. This is where their aggression and their ability to do injustice to their neighbors like the recent attack on Syria, or the constant violation of the airspace of Lebanon or the al-Nakba (Nakba Day, 1948) or the slow genocide of the Palestinians. GVN/AS http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/05/05/302004/christians-need-to-stop-backing-israel/ |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Israel Attacks Syria For The Third Time During Syrian Civil War by Onyocha(op): 11:12pm On May 05, 2013 |
breezy047: What's the proof that this published poll isn't propaganda alsobased on the il-logic that an enemy media is making propaganda in favor of assad?  |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Israel Attacks Syria For The Third Time During Syrian Civil War by Onyocha(op): 11:11pm On May 05, 2013 |
breezy047: This article is only one man's opinion.does assad also bear responsibility for the suicide bombings targeting government buildings that killed civilians which the Nusra front (branch of alqaeda in Syria) claimed responsibility for? assad is fighting armed rebels and terrorists.i don't think he has the time to be targeting civilians.there are videos on youtube which shows those rebels and terrorists backed by the west to fight assad killing civilians for supporting their president and government.the rebels of the so called "free Syrian army" and the nusra front terrorist group,both backed by the west and its Saudi,qatari and Turkish puppets are armed. would you support the idea of the west arming boko haram (which is a Wahhabi alqaeda affiliate just like al-nusra front in Syria) to fight and demand the resignation of Jonathan? or would you support the Nigerian government fighting an armed group? if a western media can report that 55% of Syrians support their president,who is opposed by the west,then it means more than 55% do.in every country there is opposition,and sometimes presidents get approval rating and support of less than 50% of their people.does that justify foreign countries arming terrorists to topple the president of another country,if his popularity or support from the people fall? the fact is assad isn't going anywhere.he is staying.what happened in Libya will not be repeated in Syria.russia will not allow that to happen at all.if not for the popularity assad enjoys from his people,he would have fallen just like Mubarak and ben ali fell. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Israel Attacks Syria For The Third Time During Syrian Civil War by Onyocha(op): 10:11pm On May 05, 2013 |
[size=14pt]Most Syrians back President Assad, but you'd never know from western media[/size] Assad's popularity, Arab League observers, US military involvement: all distorted in the west's propaganda war http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jan/17/syrians-support-assad-western-propaganda |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Israel Attacks Syria For The Third Time During Syrian Civil War by Onyocha(op): 10:04pm On May 05, 2013 |
‘Israel used depleted uranium shells in air strike’ – Syrian source Published time: May 05, 2013 19:08 https://rt.com/files/news/1e/f7/f0/00/9.si.jpg Video still of Hezbollah TV's footage claiming to show the aftermath of an alleged Israeli airstrike on a military facility near Damascus, on May 5 2013 Israel used "a new type of weapon", a senior official at the Syrian military facility that came under attack from the Israeli Air Force told RT. “When the explosion happened it felt like an earthquake,” said the source, who was present near the attack site on the outskirts of Damascus on Sunday morning. “Then a giant golden mushroom of fire appeared. This tells us that Israel used depleted uranium shells.” Depleted uranium is a by-product of the uranium enrichment process that creates nuclear weapons, and was first used by the US in the Gulf conflict of 1991. Unlike the radioactive materials used in nuclear weapons, depleted uranium is not valued for its explosiveness, but for its toughness – it is 2.5 times as dense as steel – which allows it to penetrate heavy protection. Countries using depleted uranium weapons insist that the material is toxic, but not dangerously radioactive, as long as it remains outside the body. The source also claims the attack – if it managed to hit the objects it targeted – served more of a political than a military purpose. “Several civilian factories and buildings were destroyed. The target was just an ordinary weapons warehouse. The bombing is an ultimatum to us – it had no strategic motivation.” Western intelligence sources told the media that the strikes targeted transfers of weapons from the Lebanese Hezbollah movement, which is sympathetic to the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad. The official who spoke to RT denies this. “There was no valuable equipment at the site. It was all removed after a previous attack on the facility. The military losses from this are negligible.” http://rt.com/news/syria-israel-uranium-air-strike-847/ |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Israel Attacks Syria For The Third Time During Syrian Civil War by Onyocha(op): 9:33pm On May 05, 2013 |
ZUBY77: You know, We can actually see your points if you quit insulting people with different views and opinions.I am not insulting anyone.if you are not sure of what you are saying,do not speculate and keep speculating and repeating what you are not sure of.that is lying knowingly or not. this is a public forum and you are free to express your views.but lying, knowingly or not, would not go free without been treated accordingly. We know about Israel, Syria, Lebanon etc. The reality as of now is that Israel is in the middle East not Africa or Europe. The Arabs will wipe them out if they dont defend themselves.so you are practicing here "pre-emptive excuse/lying" just as Israel carries out "pre-emptive" aggression.you are simply saying if Israel does not "wipe" them out,they would wipe Israel out.israel so far has been the party that has wiped out the Palestinians.so in the light of that,wiping (Israel) out becomes the Israeli phobia.israel knows what it has done.zionists from Europe and elsewhere invaded an entire land and made it exclusively jewish at the expense of all others who have lived in that land for thousands of years. Syria, Iran, Hezbollah and others cannot wipe Israel out or even defeat Israel. Do you know why?the fact is the USA cannot afford to be in the middle east for long.they quickly withdrew from Iraq while they barely control Kabul in Afghanistan,while they are not controlling most of the other parts of Afghanistan. no one has threatened to wipe Israel out.what is rational is for the jews,muslims and Christians who belong to Palestine to live together as one as they have always done before the Zionists decided to take the entire land and make it exclusively jewish and called it a "jewish state" with the use of force. Have you imagined what middle east will become without the presense of Israel or west...naaaaaaaaaa. It would be a terrorist sub continent and the world dont need that.you are ridiculous.before the establishment of Israel,no muslim have previously carried out a suicide attack.that is a fact. all muslim countries are opposed to alqaeda and muslim governments don't think twice before dealing mercilessly with alqaeda.what is ironic in your blind statement is the fact that the united states and the west with their Wahhabi allies in Saudi Arabia and Qatar,and turkey are sending in alqaeda Wahhabi terrorists into Syria to topple a legitimate government.the Nusra front is an alqaeda cell in Syria that is been supported to fight the Syrian government.in Afghanistan,it was America that created alqaeda and made the terrorist bin laden to fight the soviet union.it seems muslims are only terrorists when they target America and Israel,regardless who among them does and for what reasons.but when muslims align themselves to the aspirations and interests of the US and Israel,regardless if they use terror as a means to their ends,they are not regarded as terrorists. the Syrian government is secular and nationalistic.it has nothing to do with alqaeda.it supports Hezbollah (a Shia Islamist movement) against Israeli occupation,as part of arab nationalism and liberating arab land from occupation.that has nothing to do with terrorism or alqaeda Wahhabi terrorists who kill people for not being Wahhabis,like by bombing churches and shia mosques.you need to stop being silly.you still have the gut to complain i'm insulting you because you are used to confidently expressing ignorance and being opinionated to mislead others like you. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Israel Attacks Syria For The Third Time During Syrian Civil War by Onyocha(op): 9:02pm On May 05, 2013 |
breezy047: What possibilities?stu.pid kid, you are free to express your opinion and you wont be challenged or bothered for what you choose to support or defend. but for you to take others for granted and use imaginations to back the gibberish you say,would not be tolerated in my threads,as that amounts to derailing my thread. the west have been speculating about 2 weeks ago on the use of chemical weapons in Syria,without stating who,when and where it was used.the western countries themselves admitted they had no tangible evidence to back their suspicion.now semi-literates with access to the internet,who are devoid of reasons and excuses to provide in their blind support for Israel's terrorism,come up here weeks later to say the government has used weapons against the people as an excuse for Israel's barbarism.israel is supporting rebels against the government,while the Syrian government continues to triumph over the terrorists and survives with the support of the majority of Syrians. Israel has violated international law by attacking a sovereign nation.whatever excuse you put up to back the terror Zionist cell called Israel is based on your wet-dreams.decease from derailing my thread,or else you'd continue to be disgraced for being a silly kid. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Israel Attacks Syria For The Third Time During Syrian Civil War by Onyocha(op): 8:22pm On May 05, 2013 |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Israel Attacks Syria For The Third Time During Syrian Civil War by Onyocha(op): 8:21pm On May 05, 2013 |
Israeli attacks opened door to all possibilities: Syria Sun May 5, 2013 3:38PM GMT [img]http://previous.presstv.ir/photo/20130505/esmaeeli20130505151702557.jpg[/img] Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zohbi (file photo) Syria has described the recent Israeli aggression against its territory as a "flagrant violation of international law," adding that the attacks have opened the door "to all possibilities." Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zohbi, told reporters following an emergency government meeting on Sunday that "Syria has the right and the duty to defend its people by all available means" and that Syria will not give in to Israeli aggression. He stated that the Israeli attacks against Syria have made the Middle East "more dangerous." Zohbi also stressed that Israeli strikes are evidence of Tel Aviv's links with militants fighting against the government of President Bashar al-Assad. Earlier, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said in separate letters to the United Nations and the Security Council that Israeli strikes on Syria show Tel Aviv's coordination with terrorist groups operating in Syria, including al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front. Israeli warplanes hit several targets near the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Sunday, Israel's second strike on Syria in three days. According to Syrian media reports, Israeli rockets hit the Jamraya Research Center in Damascus countryside, causing casualties and widespread damage. It is the second time that Israeli rockets hit the Jamraya Research Center. The facility was first hit in an Israeli airstrike in January. Iran, Egypt and the Arab League have condemned the recent Israeli aggression against Syria with Arab League calling on the United Nation Security Council to "act immediately to end Israeli attacks on Syria." HM/PR/SS http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/05/05/301957/israel-attacks-opened-up-all-possibilities/ |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Israel Attacks Syria For The Third Time During Syrian Civil War by Onyocha(op): 7:07pm On May 05, 2013 |
Israel declares state of alert after allegedly launching two airstrikes on Syria - report Published time: May 05, 2013 15:27 Edited time: May 05, 2013 17:48 Israel has declared a state of alert on its embassies, consulates, and missions around the world after reportedly launching two airstrikes on Syria, Al-Mayadeen reported. The IDF has deployed a rocket defense system in the north of the country. The airspace over northern Israel and Haifa area are also said to be closed off to civilian flights. The only reaction came from a military official, who said it moved two Iron Dome batteries on Sunday as part of "ongoing situational assessments," AP reports. The deployment came several hours after Israel carried out what is believed an airstrike in Damascus that attacked a shipment of Iranian-made missiles bound for Hezbollah. Shortly after that Lebanon’s TV Al-Mayadeen reported that Syria pointed missile batteries at Israel. The Israeli Defense Forces allegedly carried out a second consecutive strike on targets within Syria’s territory. The aim was reportedly Fateh-110 missiles Israeli sources said were meant for Lebanon’s Hezbollah, considered as a terrorist group by Tel Aviv. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu didn’t mention the fact of the strike or Iron Dome deployment directly at a public appearance on Sunday, but spoke pointedly about a commitment to keeping Israel secure. "[My father] taught me that the greatest responsibility we have is to ensure Israel's security and guarantee its future," he said. Soon after that Haaretz reported that the airspace over the country's north as well as Haifa area are closed off to civilian flights. The ban is expected to hold till Thursday at least. Public bomb shelters in the city would not be opened on Sunday in order to avoid fear-mongering, Israeli media report, citing Mayor Nissim Malka. Earlier this week, the IDF already deployed two Iron Dome batteries near the cities of Haifa and Safed in the north of the country. The defense system protects against short-range rockets; during Operation Pillar of Defense in November 2012 it was said to have intercepted over 80 per cent of the incoming rockets from Gaza. Back in January, the IDF took similar deploying actions – just several days before another alleged airstrike on a weapons convoy in Syria which reportedly headed for Hezbollah. Israel never publicly admitted they were behind the strike. Israel claimed many times it wants to stay out of the Syrian war, but Netanyahu and other top officials has been repeatedly saying that the Jewish state would be prepared to take military action to prevent sophisticated weapons from flowing from Syria to Hezbollah or other extremist groups. Technically, Israel and Syria have been at war since Israel captured Golan Heights territories from Syria in the Six-Day War in 1967. In 1981, the Israeli Knesset passed the ‘Golan Heights Law’, which unilaterally proclaimed Israel's sovereignty over the territory. The annexation was condemned by the United Nations Security Council in UN Resolution 497 of December 17, 1981. http://rt.com/news/israel-syria-iron-dome-844/ |
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