Bombing on Israeli patrol road in Golan: military (Syria link?)

[uppityperson]

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=TopNews&storyID=2006-07-31T172951Z_01_L31148962_RTRUKOC_0_US-MIDEAST-LEBANON-SYRIA.xml

A Syrian-made bomb was detonated next to an Israeli army patrol road in the occupied Golan Heights, causing no casualties, an Israeli military source said on Monday.

A military source said the overnight explosion was triggered apparently by the detonation of an anti-tank mine east of the Israeli settlement of Ein Zivan on the Syrian side of the Golan armistice line.

Israel's Channel Two television quoted military sources as saying the blast in the Golan, which Israel captured from Syria in the 1967 Middle East war, was believed to be an act of solidarity with Lebanese Hizbollah guerrillas.

The blast has stirred concern the Lebanon conflict could widen, Channel Two said.

[wakeme2008]

1. And what makes them call it a Syrian Made Bomb

:grr:

[uppityperson]

3. seems like media is pushing the syria linkage.

[xchrom]

2. who said the war wasn't going to widen any way?

[IndianaGreen]

4. The Golan belongs to Syria

And the explosion was on the Syrian side, so what's the problem here?

Israel has no moral authority anymore. Israel must return the Shebaa Farms to Lebanon, and the Golan to Syria.

[Pavulon]

5. Umm. no.

and texas and california goes back to mexico.

Egypt was lucky to get their desert back.

Lesson don't lose a war(s) and expect to get your land back.

As for the story, hopefully not a prelude to syrian entry.

[IndianaGreen]

6. So Israel = Saddam's Iraq

Saddam took what was not his. Israel has taken what was not hers. And we are expected to applaud such bad behaviour?

[Pavulon]

7. They took it from hostile

states. Those are the breaks. Most international borders are drawn around them.

Turkey cant get the ottoman empire back...

[alcibiades_mystery]

9. It appears that the war is not over yet

;-)

[Laotra]

15. Ya Nasrallah, ya habib, udrub udrub Tel Aviv!

eom

[uppityperson]

24. delete, found the answer

makes a farce of my previous message. sigh

[Laotra]

26. Shalom! ;)

eom

[uppityperson]

8. Problem is how Syria is getting pulled/entering into this war

How will Syria join, reluctantly or willingly? Through a made up incident or a real one? That is the problem. The next step in spreading the war onward to other countries directly. Then on and on and on.

[IndianaGreen]

12. Mubarak is under pressure to renounce Egypt's peace treaty with Israel

How bad are we going to allow it to get before someone says "enough!"?

[Pavulon]

18. From the likes of those who killed sadat.

Pretty sure he will keep taking our BILLIONS. Just like the evil zionists.

Military trivia for 1000 alex.

What is the main battle tank of Egypt?

What is the M1A1 Abrams alex??

correct

What is the main anti tank helicopter used by the Egyptian Air force?

What is the AH-64a?

That is correct although we would accept the AH-1 cobra.

Who is the primary supplier of military hardware to egypt?

France?

No, The united states. General Dynamics. Thanks for playing.

(sarcasam in good fun)

[geek tragedy]

13. Shebaa farms are part of Syria, per the U.N. eom

[Laotra]

16. And

Syria says part of Lebanon. End of discussion.

[Behind the Aegis]

22. Then Syria needs to address it with the UN.

The Shebba is nothing but a red herring in the current Israel/Lebanon conflict.

[Name removed]

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[Behind the Aegis]

25. .

:eyes:

[Behind the Aegis]

21. Ummm..no.

The Shebba Farms belong to Syria. If Syria wants to give it back, then they have to wait until they have it back...then they can do what ever the like with the land.

[AlamoDemoc]

10. read the first line of the article, AGAIN

"A Syrian-made bomb was detonated next to an Israeli army patrol road in the "occupied Golan Heights"..."

If you were familiar with the Golan Heights history, you would know that parts of it is militarized zone. Then you would have to ask yourselves what was the Israeli Army doing militarized zone with Syria?



on edit: not all Golan Heights, but parts closer to the Syrian border are militarized zone.

[Igel]

11. An act of solidarity committed by whom?

En Ziwan is around 12 miles from the Lebanese (de facto, regardless of how you consider the Shebaa Farms area); it's close to Qunaytirah, which straddles the Israeli-occupied and UNDOF zones. UNDOF is to prevent any military forces in its zone.

Options would be having Syria send somebody across the border, in violation of the ceasefire agreement and the UNDOF mandate; having some cell in residence in Israel plant it, whether infiltrated or done by Israelis; having some Hezb folk cross the border and plant it.

None are especially appealing.

[IndianaGreen]

14. Shebaa Farms belongs to Lebanon

and it is US policy that they be returned!

[Igel]

17. Yes, that's the revisionist claim,

and I've seen the arguments for it, and the evidence against it, but this wasn't in the postage-stamp sized justification for having Hezbollah's might outweight that of the government.

My ordered list of questions remains:

Was it Syrian forces crossing the UNDOF zone in violation of Syrian integrity and honor?

Was in Hezbollah crossing the border and penetrating 12 miles into Israeli-held territory?

Was it Hezbollah using Hezbollites already in Israel?

Was it Israelis working on behalf of Hezbollah.

[Laotra]

20. Most likely

Syrians living in Golan.

[Igel]

27. Ah.

Not on my list, and the most reasonable suggestion.

Tx.

[mitchtv]

28. Or was it Americans seeking

to create an "incident"?
possible, tho I tend to believe it was occupied Syrians

[Laotra]

19. There are

Thousands of Syrians still living in Golan, under occupation.

Another forgotten tragedy.