{"id":22171,"date":"2014-03-07T06:32:58","date_gmt":"2014-03-07T11:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=22171"},"modified":"2014-03-07T06:32:58","modified_gmt":"2014-03-07T11:32:58","slug":"this-might-be-a-problem-for-the-middle-east-peace-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=22171","title":{"rendered":"This Might Be A Problem For The Middle East Peace Process"},"content":{"rendered":"

Secretary of State John Kerry<\/a> and President Obama<\/a> have continued to put pressure on Israel<\/a> to make concessions to the Palestinians<\/a> in order to bring peace. The problem is that the Secretary of State and the President are ignoring the actions of the Palestinians while this ‘process’ is being discussed.<\/p>\n

Breitbart.com<\/a> posted a story on Wednesday about some recent events in the Middle East<\/a>:<\/p>\n

When naval commandos from the Israel Defense Force<\/a> (IDF) boarded the Panama-registered\u00a0Klos-C<\/em>\u00a0merchant ship early Wednesday morning, they uncovered the most significant illicit Iranian arms shipment since the Karine A<\/a> <\/em>incident in 2002. According to news reports<\/a>, the shipment included “advanced Syrian M-302 missiles, with a range of up to 200 kilometers (125 miles) and a payload of up to 170 kilograms (375 pounds).”<\/h2>\n

The M-302 missiles were bound for Gaza via Sudan<\/a>, according to the IDF. If fired from Gaza, the M-302 would easily be able to strike Israel’s major population centers,\u00a0including\u00a0Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. The Klos-C<\/em>\u00a0had embarked from Iran<\/a> and stopped in Umm Kasr, Iraq, before it was intercepted on its way to Port Sudan<\/a>, the IDF said. At least one analyst<\/a> suggested that Egypt may have assisted the IDF operation with intelligence.<\/strong><\/p>\n

That does not sound like “partners for peace.” Israel has been criticized for its quarantine of shipping to Gaza, but the seizure of this cargo illustrates why that quarantine is necessary. Israel allows some goods and humanitarian aid to reach Gaza by land, after inspection, but does not allow ships to bring in cargo.<\/p>\n

The seizure of this cargo also illustrates Iran’s role in creating trouble in the Middle East.<\/p>\n

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