Escalating: Israel Sends More Warships to Egyptian Border
- Posted on August 30, 2011 at 11:35am by
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A demonstrator holds an Israeli flag with shoes on it as he attends a protest in front of the Israeli embassy in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. Hundreds of Egyptians protested the deaths of Egyptian security forces killed last week in the Sinai, calling to expel the Israeli ambassador in Egypt. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says it has sent two more warships to the Red Sea border with Egypt following warnings that militants are planning another attack on southern Israel from Egyptian soil.
Earlier this week, Israel’s military ordered more troops to the border following intelligence reports of an impending attack.
Israel’s home front minister said Tuesday that militants from the Gaza-based Islamic Jihad are in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula waiting to attack.
Gunmen who infiltrated Israel through the porous Egyptian Sinai border killed eight Israelis earlier this month.
The attack sparked calls to increase security on both sides of the frontier and created new tensions between Israel and Egypt.
No changes in security alignments were observed on the Egyptian side of the border.





















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politicaljules
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:49pmI pray there is no “light them up” from either side. Israel will not strike too hard without blatant full on attacks from the jihadists where they throw the first declaration of war punch. Israel knows they cannot be poked and prodded into a war which is what the Islamic militants are trying to do. If Israel goes on the offense too soon, they are done as a nation. Right now their best offense is a good defense and protection of their people. I fear that the militants last gasp for a war must happen during obama’s pacifist administration. Because if they pull this crap when Perry is in office, it wont go well for them. Perry WILL help Israel. Make no doubt about that. Pray for Israel, and bless those who stand by her.
Hey… where’s Hillary?
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 1:15pmGo get ‘em Israel. It’s too bad that the rest of the world is apathetic when it comes to dealing with threats. Our president Chamberlain…er..I mean Obama included.
Report Post »Bluefish49
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 1:33pmIsreal…it’s time to get rid of old ammo…lite em up!
Report Post »Carolina Infidel
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 2:00pmDoesn‘t matter who’s elected. No president can fight a war without money. We have become the defeated Soviet Union of my youth. As fractured as we are as a people, I would prefer a 4 state solution. I am staying in the SEC.
Report Post »ACLUHater
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 2:26pmTime for Israel do do some spanking.
Report Post »Jaycen
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 2:28pmYep, they need to sit tight till 2013. America will leave them out to dry if until then. Worse, the current administration will probably use any excuse they can to jump in there and clamp down on Israel.
Report Post »TheTruthPlease
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 2:58pmyea, the part of the story they failed to report, is that Iran is sending their navy to conduct counter pirate ops…hmm who could those silly pirates be? Oh yea, the Israelis; shucks good thing they have a friend in the oval orafice. This can’t end badly…have a plan,or be caught dead without one. 2+1=safety for you and yours!
Report Post »Pro Deo et Patria
Anamah
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 3:18pmA bird told me Hillary and Obama are watching the Arab Spring they have designed and pushed to destroy Israel.
Report Post »ApokTheGreat
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 3:34pmIsrael is sending 2 more warships into the common area of the Red Sea and Iran is sending its 15th Fleet into the same area (under the guise of stopping the pirates).
Idiot Arabs + Gasoline + Matches = YouTube Moments.
Report Post »And Ron Paul thinks its okay to let Iran have nukes…. [big belly laugh]
becker88
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:05pmGood they should fight for their land.
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Report Post »Lumen
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 11:09pmHillary Diane Rodham Clinton (pronounced /ˈhɪləri daɪˈæn ˈrɒdəm ˈklɪntən/; born October 26, 1947) is the 67th United States Secretary of State, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama. She was a United States Senator for New York from 2001 to 2009. As the wife of the 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, she was the First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001. In the 2008 election, Clinton was a leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination.
As Secretary of State, Clinton became the first former First Lady to serve in a president’s cabinet. She has put into place institutional changes seeking to maximize departmental effectiveness and promote the empowerment of women worldwide, and has set records for most-traveled secretary for time in office. She has been at the forefront of the U.S. response to the 2011 Middle East protests, including advocating for the military intervention in Libya.
If you think she can run and be a savior, just remember, she is helping the Libyan war effort of Obama now. Yes, I do mean that ILLEGAL war that the president started and had 90 days to get congressional approval, and failed to do so, the expiration date on this war long since passed and is now in violation of Congressional law… So where is the congress? Really?
Report Post »Ron_WA
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:49pmThis is potentially a very, very bad thing.
Remember we still have a battalion (700+) of US Army infantry troops in the Sinai as part of our treaty obligation as part of the Multi-national Force Observer peace keeping force.
Yes, we need out of this mission but in the meantime we‘re still there so we’re in the middle of this no matter what.
Report Post »cromag11b
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 1:51pmExactly. Makes me question Israel’s claims on where this is coming from and the need for the build up because of that.
Report Post »WBOB
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:47pmdon’t like how this is escalating….and with the UN meeting in Sept. Powder keg sits out in the open, fuse is ready, match is struck
Report Post »Solzhenitsin
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:49pmAdd the elections due in Tunisia in October, the “October 11th movement” plans for this nation, etc. it appears this fall will be a very interesting season, to say the least.
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 2:06pmSolzhenitsin
Report Post »I’ll look at October AFTER we get through September! Afraid we are going to mess up over 2 state solution in Sept UN meeting. All we have to do is vote “present” again! Israel will be protected, but not by human hand is what the Bible says. Anyone who thinks we can do this and just dust off our hands and walk away is in for a revelation, I’m afraid. To whom MUCH is given, MUCH is required! Thank you, Barack Hussian Obama, for setting up this chess board–NOT!!
ejbonk
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:39pmI Stand And Support ISRAEL. God Bless Israel Defence Force, and their families.
Report Post »pscully17
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:52pmIt doesnt much matter if WE the PEOPLE, blogging on the Blaze or other sites, stand with isreal, the question is , will OUR GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY stand with isreal..?. if I were a betting man, I would say NO, no it won’t, So, if you dont want to watch the genocide, of a Nation, at the hands of Islam and Satan, in about 2-6 months, you may want to just walk away from your tv, newspapers and computers… Isreal will burn down without our Government and Military defending them.
Report Post »staggerlee32
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 1:15pm@PSCULLY17
Report Post »Read The Book of Revelation, God stops Israel from being destroyed.
cromag11b
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 1:54pmIts not our, the US military, to protect them. Besides, if they are really God’s chosen, and he actually exists, they should be covered already. Of course since they always need our money, equipment, and backing it should make you think as to why.
Report Post »John 3:16
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 2:08pmGod will protect Israel from destruction. God will decide our next president. I suspect that Perry has at least a mild case of Rinoitis, So far I think Bachmann is our best choice maybe I’m wrong and if I am, I trust God’s choice. Still too early to tell.
Report Post »pscully17
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 7:11pmso, then By your account of Gods will. Obama was his choice too? You forget, God gave people the FREE WILL to CHOOSE… is that his policy, up to a point where he drew a line in the sand, and will stop the PEOPLES FREE WILL TO CHOOSE to destroy israel? if your blind faith indicates that isreal will be protected.. then they should just lay down all their weapons and hold hands and sing kumbaya… and stick their tongues out and say nana nanan nanana nanna you cant get us to the Muslims. PLEEASE… heres a quick story: A man stuck in the flood waters of Irene, clinging to his life on a tree limb, was apporached by the fire department on a raft… he didnt let go of the tree and said God will save me… then, a police helicopter lowered down a ladder, and he didnt let go of the tree, and said God will save me…., an hour later, he couldnt hold onto the tree any longer, and drowned… upon entering heaven, God was amazed to see the man…. the man was equally amazed to be dead.. and questioned his faith In God, God replied… hey idiot.. I sent you a Boat and a helicopter… its Not my fault your hear.
Report Post »pscully17
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 7:22pm@staggerlee22… did it ever occur to you, that God created the American alliance with isreal, knowing we would be a SUper Power, and he, ( God) Blessed this country upon its founding, and is using us as THE PROTECTION OF ISREAL? is that NOT a possibility? Im going to error on the sie of caution, and go ahead and demand Our Government protect isreal anyway… just in case that was actually Gods plan.. and not wait for a mysterious clouded hand to come reaching out of the sky and scoop up the Isrealis….and then set all of the Middle East on fire to destroy their agressors…
Report Post »pscully17
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 7:22pm@staggerlee22… did it ever occur to you, that God created the American alliance with isreal, knowing we would be a SUper Power, and he, ( God) Blessed this country upon its founding, and is using us as THE PROTECTION OF ISREAL? is that NOT a possibility? Im going to error on the sie of caution, and go ahead and demand Our Government protect isreal anyway… just in case that was actually Gods plan.. and not wait for a mysterious clouded hand to come reaching out of the sky and scoop up the Isrealis….and then set all of the Middle East on fire to destroy their agressors…
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:32pm.
Report Post »What is it with the shoes? You keep jacking around and Israel is gonna plant a Boot in your behind.
Detroit paperboy
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:30pmDid obama fast for ramadan ?
Report Post »He looks like a skeleton !
freeweever
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:34pmThats all the skeletons he has in his closet it is so overfilled with bones they are sticking to him all over.
Report Post »ThomasUSA
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:36pmI heard he can’t keep anything down…except the employment numbers..
Report Post »jonunr
Posted on August 31, 2011 at 1:19amDetroit Paperboy,
Report Post »0 buma took his watch and ring off for Ramadan, because Muslims are not supposed to wear
jewelery then.
nuchsh
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:27pmIsrael Deploying Warships in Red Sea – Iran Following Suit
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/147366#.Tl0O0Y1bJZ0
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:26pmThis matter is definitly escalating and soon enough, the international world will cry for the uttermost condemnation of Israel as a “beligerant and aggressive terrorist nation.” There was a report in the Drudge report today saying that Egyptian Armed Forces, had engaged militants in the Siani region.
How soon until the Egyptian army marches to the border of Israel, with equipment we have been selling or giving them for some time.
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Libby Tarian
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:21pmI love Israel because they have no fear!!!!!
Report Post »Unlike our Wussy congress, senate, and executive branch.
Go Israel, kick butt.
Detroit paperboy
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:19pmLets hope they take out iran , in a. BLAZE OF GLORY !!!
Report Post »FranklinK
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:18pmHow could anyone in the Obama administration think that the Muslim Brotherhood would be better than Mubarak? Egypt will be much worse than before. The same goes for Libya. Syria will probably be next. Wait until these crazies rule the entire Middle East. It will be mass insanity.
Report Post »Libby Tarian
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:22pmhttp://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/30/us-usa-muslims-survey-idUSTRE77T0JI20110830?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=22&sp=true
Obama is a fav of the muslims, surprise, surprise.
Report Post »Dismayed Veteran
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:10pmOn September 20, Obama acting as the Chair of the UN Security Council will cast his vote to create a Palestinian state. This will be the flame to ignite a war.
Report Post »JLGunner
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:16pmKeep spreading the word my friend.
Report Post »Armed Patriot
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 1:17pmI dont think that nobama2012 will openly support the palestinian state. He will be a defacto yes vote all the same by abstaining. He will say that he tried to work for peace but that Israel would not submit to the 67 borders and was not seriously engaging in the peace talks. There was nothing else he could do. American Jews. You voted for this guy who is destroying not only the US but will slit the throat of the Jewish homeland. ALL OF YOUR HOLY SITES ARE IN JEOPARDY. THE PA HAS SAID THEY WILL BUILD APARTMENT BLOCKS ON THE WESTERN WALL. Is this what you will vote for in 2012???
Report Post »BQI
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:07pmI distinctly remember hearing the brainless Mika Brzezinski of MSNBC fame tell a guest that Egyptian uprising “….seemed to have gone pretty damn well”. BQI, Beck and Limbaugh all said that the uprising was the start of the unraveling of the tenuous peace in the Middle East. All of this and the impending civil unrest in America and in Europe will culminate in 2012. The end result will be a world unrecognizable to any of us. In one of our article we predicted that the unraveling would begin in 2011 and end in 2012. We said it would be like a woman giving birth…with the pains of change getting more and more intense. HERE IT IS……www.blackquillandink.com
Report Post »BQI
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:29pmSorry Blaze readers here are the links: http://blackquillandink.com/?p=3650 and
Report Post »http://blackquillandink.com/?p=3758
Applehead
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 3:08pmJLGUNNER,
Report Post »For America to break the strong hold that Zionists have on the media and only fight and pay for American interests only!!! I don’t want Irish, Italian, German, French, African or Syrians to dominate the media and control the minds of the American people!!! For Christians to keep Jesus name in America and For all other religion to be able to practice in peace!!! For Christians, Jews, Muslims and all other religions and ethnic groups to live in peace and love and respect each other and their differences!!! To shut down our borders and have a solid immigration policy that benefits America and allow all immigrants to bc Americanized!!! All American to be American 1st and foremost!!! To stop all this ridiculous spending and get back to our Judeo Christian values are country was founded on!!! To honor our constitution! For the media to stop the Satanic division between religions and ethnic groups!!! To get rid of all the immoral trash on TV and in movies!! For Government officials to have term limits, much smaller salaries, no ridiculous pensions but a 401K and same healthcare as the rest of us!! All companies pay a flat tax on total earnings even if they are outside the USA! Limit campaign contributions drastically. Get rid of many federal depts> No lobbying congress. Smaller gov’t. Eliminate the FED! No more bailouts! No more money to foreign Gov’ts! No Unions. I’m not against interracial marriage: http://www.natvan.com/who-rules-america/index.html
PApeacemaker
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:05pmLight it up baby! I’m just waiting for some A-rab country to attack Israel & light that powder keg. Then the real Allied Power can destroy Iran, Egypt, Syria, Iraq & all other A-rab countries that hate the Western way off life. There all worthless racists who want sharia law all over the world & for everyone to live life like its the 15th century & prey to a false god. Destroy the mongrol muslim hoard while we still have a good military.
Report Post »Applehead
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:04pmWhat does this have to do with the USA!!! Glenn you have a family and millions so send them to fight on the front lines for Israel!!! You can go too! You could be just like Rahm!!! Your nothing more than a Zionist hack!!! If the truth sets you free then why the propaganda!!! I might buy a phone and just give you the number and feel free to call me if any of my posts are lies!!! I love the USA!!!!! http://www.antiwar.com/scheuer/?articleid=13139
Report Post »LinkedIn G
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:16pmGo hide with Obama little girl.
Report Post »JLGunner
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:39pmWow, you used the term Zionist. I have only heard that term used in sentences calling for the destruction of the US and Israel. You might love the US but barack says the sane thing as hes “fundamnetaly transforming’ it into his vision. What is your vision of the US? What would the perfect America be in your eyes?
Report Post »Walkabout
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:45pmIf the Islamists were not attacking Israel, they would be trying to unify CYprus under Turkish rule.
They would try to reconquer Spain that theyindaded14 hundred years ago.
Do you get it now?
Report Post »liberalsarealiens
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:01pmThis is very troubling to say the least. WWIII may be on the horizon if Israel is attacked. Obama will do nothing, that we can count on!
Report Post »Nepenthe
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:10pmExcept, of course, contune with the large amounts of military and financial aid we supply them, as well as vocally defending the them yet again for the umpteenth time.
Report Post »Applehead
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:35pmLINKEDIN G, I’m the last thing from a little girl!!! Why does Israel need us!!! Let them kick Egypt’s ass I could careless!!! I do love the Krav Maga I’ve taken for years!!! It’s the best BAR NONE!!! Fight your own battles!!! See were little girls bc we don’t want to pay and die for Israel!!! Israel seems like the little beeoc* to me!!! You don’t see other Americans that represent 98% of the USA’s population begging and insisting out government sends money!!! See we love America 1st!!! Most Americans are disgusted with Europe were most of us descend and say let them suffer too!!! Oh yea, Khazars are from Russia too not Israel!
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:41pmRemember right before the 2008 election, Joe Biden said that Obama would do something that has to do with foreign policy, that we would not necessarily agree with, but had to be done?
Report Post »mfspradley79
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:59pmIf it was up to NEPENTHE we would have nothing to worry about right now because the US would have never entered into WWI or WWII and Israel wouldn’t exist (potentially not the US, or many other European and Asian countries either). I guess it’s only “ok” to kill Israeli citizens (men, women, & children) but how dare the Israeli military go after Islamic terrorist who hide amongst their supporters in the general population. Those evil Israeli’s trying to defend their citizens. Shame on them! (sarcasm)
After all, those peaceful democratic freedom-loving uprisings in the Middle East are panning out so well. . . . . Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, and Syria are already leaning toward becoming Islamic states (Caliphate i.e. Iran) which is sure to be much less free and much more anti-Western. This will surely keep every American and Israeli feeling safe and secure.
Report Post »RedWhiteandBlueUniverse
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 11:59amWho wants to be the example of Israels might?
Report Post »DanWesson455
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 11:57amUh Oh! What will be the flame that lights the fuse? Uh Oh!
Report Post »babytork
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 11:56amGod help Israel destroy the evil hateful muslim scourge, and don’t count on the U.S.A under the current Israel hating Obama gov.
Report Post »mossbrain
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 11:50amI pray that this is the beginning of WWlll. The war where Muslim countries are left with nothing but smoldering heaps of glowing cinders.
Report Post »Nepenthe
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:05pmHow very pro-life of you. Please, tell us more about how dead and suffering men, women, and children make you happy inside.
Report Post »doctroprint
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:39pmI second that…let it begin…
Report Post »Armed Patriot
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 1:11pmI dont wish it to happen. Many good people on both sides would be killed. Both soldiers and civilian alike… Christian, Muslims and Jews. If it is going to happen, and someday it will, I hope that Israel will be supported with American military might, not nobama2012′s social justice rhetoric. I say, if its going to happen, lets get it on. Just finish the job. No mercy, no regrets, no leaving them to rebuild like lebanaon did. Dont forget to dip your bullets in bacon grease.
Report Post »cromag11b
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 1:58pmSpoken like someone who has never seen combat. Typical of here and also how very Christian of you.
Report Post »Cesium
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 2:12pmMossbrain is only putting forth the sentiments that many christians(as long as they don’t live in israel) on this site are silently hoping for. At least he’s got cajones to say it.
Report Post »Vechorik
Posted on August 31, 2011 at 7:28amWhat if Christians really wanted peace?
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 11:47amObama couldn’t wait to get rid of Mubarak. What great vision you have Barry.
Report Post »Nepenthe
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:08pmYeah, Egyptians, being sub-human and all that, should of course have no chance to practice freedom and democracy as other nations do.
Report Post »LOLReally
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:22pm@Nepe, Gonzo’s remark is sarcastic, you don’t seem to get that. And stupid is as stupid does. Let me clarify that for you: If you act sub-human than you should get called that and treated like it.
Report Post »JLGunner
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:22pmHow ignorant.You actually believe the middle east tribes want democracy. How long did it take before the attacks started on Israel? How long did it take for the muslim britherhood call for the beheading of the Mubarak family and the cutting off of the hands of their suporters? Oh yes, peaceful loving people. I guess this is the blissful mindset they want to bring to the whole world, these pilars of democracy and freedom, but first, they must destroy Israel.
Report Post »Nepenthe
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 3:07pmI do not believe the middle east tribes want United States democracy. I do believe the the middle east tribes want to decide how their sovereign nations are going to be run, something that was denied to the Egyptian people. Mubarak came to power and was allowed to stay there through large amounts of aid from the United States. So what if brutalized the people, had no concept of human rights, and was a man who was, at a minimum, as evil as Saddam? He recognized US and Israeli interests, so who cares about the large amounts of innocent people brutalized under him.
Report Post »megansmom
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 11:45amGee, wonder where all the new peace loving muslims are?
Report Post »KangarooJack
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 11:42amCan’t you just picture those who really are in charge rubbing their hands together in glee??
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 11:55amI bet the Egyptain military leadership isn’t too happy, they remember the last time Israel kicked their @ss. It took all of 24 hours.
Report Post »Elena2010
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 1:04pm@Gonzo — you are thinking the ‘67 War. The Yom Kippur War was not so pretty or easy for the Israelis.
Report Post »thegreatcarnac
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 11:39amIsrael seems to be getting fed up with the ‘new’ Egypt……heh heh.
Report Post »Evil_Conservative
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 3:39pmmuahaha. Mess with da bull you get the horns.
Great opportunity to take back the Sinai.
Report Post »Elena2010
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 11:36amuh-oh…
Report Post »KangarooJack
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 11:41amScooby Doo says “rut ro”.
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