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‘Strange Smell’ in Israeli City May Be Linked to Military Drill

Citizens of the Israeli city Tel Aviv say they smelled something like chlorine all over the city today. While weird smells are part and parcel of urban life, in this case, conflicting reports from the Israeli military, and a decided skittishness on the part of Israeli officials to talk about the subject at all, indicate that something more might be at the root of the olfactory weirdness.

Israeli Officials Hedge on Strange Smell That Blanketed Tel Aviv; Some Sources Link to Military Drill

Tel Aviv Today

YNet News, however, has one particularly alarming explanation for what might have happened:

Earlier Thursday, Ramat HaSharon Mayor Itzik Rochberger claimed the IDF‘s Home Front Command informed him of the odor’s source but did not share the information with Ministry of Environment.

“Why was there no synchronization between officials,” the mayor said, but did not reveal the exact nature of the substance.

Meanwhile, a central Israel resident suffering from a disease requiring chemotherapy was told by IDF officials that the substance which caused the foul odor was used in the framework of a military drill in Ramat Gan, just north of Tel Aviv.

The resident, Yael, recorded her conversation with an IDF Home Front command representative who revealed the information, and later spoke to police officials who said the material was spread by the Navy. However, officials refused to tell her what the substance was.

Yael, who was concerned about heading out for fear the smell could endanger her given her illness, spoke with various officials throughout the day, and shared the recordings with Ynet.

“The smell resulted from an IDF Home Front Command drill in Ramat Gan” an IDF representative told her. “This drill is being held by a certain Home Front unit, and we don’t know precisely what gas is being used.”

Yet now that the press is asking precisely what was involved in the alleged “drill,” Israeli officials are being suspiciously close-mouthed, claiming the cause of the smell is “unknown” and officially denying that a military drill is involved. Later, they told the news organization Haaretz that a “ground disinfection operation” was to blame. Though YNet News has not released the recording of officials admitting the smell came from a military drill, suspicions loom.

More troubling still, Business Insider reports that “many are wondering if the drill could be linked to a forthcoming strike on Iran.” Noises about this possibility have been floating around the media for some time, and if this mysterious gas is indeed evidence that Israel is conducting military drills in preparation for action, it would seem to indicate that those noises might be getting more plausible. Still, wondering about something doesn’t make it so, and unless hard evidence emerges to suggest that this smell was linked to a drill specifically designed for offensive strikes, we’re going to give the rumor of Israel attacking Iran a wide berth.

Comments (23)

  • Teabunny
    Posted on May 7, 2012 at 11:45pm

    Bromine smells like Chlorine…and naturally occurs in bromine wells in the dead sea. The crustal rock contains bromine salts. (perhaps tectonic activity in Turkey on the same day…released bromine gas?)

    http://earthquake-report.com/2012/04/30/major-earthquakes-list-may-3-2012/

    Just a thought.

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  • Paralleluniverse
    Posted on May 4, 2012 at 4:19am

    Strange smell? I thought it was a bunch of moo slims going outside for a walk!

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  • DEFCON4
    Posted on May 4, 2012 at 1:14am

    TZION , Do not forget October 23,1983. 241 American serviceman were Murdered in Beirut. It was the largest single day loss of life for U.S. Marines since Iwo Jima……….

    Report Post » DEFCON4  
  • spfoam1
    Posted on May 3, 2012 at 10:50pm

    Most of of the Islamic countries in the world will be reduced to ashes, starting with Iran and Syria. Islam offers no alternative. The world will be a better place without them.

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  • The_Jerk
    Posted on May 3, 2012 at 10:15pm

    That strange smell is the rotten stench of Zionism. Germany once had that same smell from its Nazism.

     
  • MCDAVE
    Posted on May 3, 2012 at 9:37pm

    I wonder if the chlorine gas might be defense for an airborn biological weapon

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  • Delaware Patriot
    Posted on May 3, 2012 at 8:41pm

    Strap yourselves in…here it comes!!

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  • John the Doe
    Posted on May 3, 2012 at 8:22pm

    I didn’t know Obama went there.

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  • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
    Posted on May 3, 2012 at 8:22pm

    I love the smell of Kosher Napalm in the moring…

    Report Post » TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12  
  • Individualism
    Posted on May 3, 2012 at 8:21pm

    How about not attacking Iran, Iran is not a threat to Israel and Iran has the right to defend themselves like Israel with their nukes of their own, that country has not attacked another country in 200 years but has been attack by others just like Israel. If stupid Israeli goverment decides to attack Iran leave USA out of it or get boycotted till your grubby hands are off our goverment.

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    • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
      Posted on May 3, 2012 at 8:48pm

      I think a coordinated air and sea attack by the U.S., Israel and Saudi Arabia with a tactical nuke on directly on Tehran would send a nice message. Are you on board?

      Anyways, Saudi Arabia needs to get on board and show their loyalty to the United States in payment for us not having invaded THEM instead of Iraq. You on board with THAT? Lol.

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    • Individualism
      Posted on May 3, 2012 at 9:04pm

      Its a waste of money the foreign policy just to appease this stupid country. if they get us involved in more stuff boycott and collapse them and Iran hasn‘t done anything to anyone so i think they shouldn’t be attacked and if this keeps up more 9/11 attacks will happen cause were doing much worse things to them overseas.

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    • K-Sarge Vet
      Posted on May 3, 2012 at 9:21pm

      @individualism you say iran hasnt done anything to anyone. Really? waht about all the weapons cahces found in Iraq/Afghanistan not to mention the IED making classes they held for terrorists in afghanistan. You my friend are an idiot.

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    • chazmo
      Posted on May 3, 2012 at 9:29pm

      @Individualism

      um… you conveniently left off Hezbollah attacks…Ron Paul has it right on a lot of things.. A LOT of things.. but, saying Iran isn‘t a threat to Israel isn’t one of them. By the way Ron Paul says we, USA, should unleash Israel to do what Israel needs to do. Don’t confuse what Ron Paul says.

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    • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
      Posted on May 3, 2012 at 9:31pm

      INDIVIDUAL. Man, that could have come directly out of Ron Paul’s mouth. It’s almost like he was here and writing it himself! If you throw in some neo-con talk, some stawwwp the war-mongering, and attach a high-pitched semi-scream link… I’d think you were Ron Paul himself….

      Nawww, nevermind… he’s less articulate. You had him beat at “it’s”.

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    • Individualism
      Posted on May 3, 2012 at 9:45pm

      Iran has the right to support a defending force of another country against the USA if they want to, it doesn’t mean there anti US or a threat to USA, try not invading other countries and see what happens, Iran will just trade like any other country.

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    • tzion
      Posted on May 3, 2012 at 9:51pm

      Hezbollah and Syria are both proxies of Iran and both have repeatedly attacked Israel. Your argument is about as true as saying that Russia wasn’t a threat to the US during the Cold War because they never directly attacked America or American troops but instead always attacked through proxies.

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    • Judeo_Christian
      Posted on May 3, 2012 at 10:02pm

      Hezbollah and Hamas are both proxies of Iran. Iran supplies them with missiles. Individualism, literally thousand of iran’s missiles have been fired off from Gaza and Lebanon into Israel. The real question should be, “why hasn’t Israel bombed Iran already?”

      Israel has the right to exist. Israel is the only friendly republic in the middle east. You stand by and help your friends who have been wrong on a global scale!

      I stand with Israel!

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    • tzion
      Posted on May 4, 2012 at 12:31am

      @Individualism
      I fit’s okay for Iran to fund and arm actions against another country, that country has every right to attack Iran in order to cut off the supply of weapons killing its people. Also, how is Hezbollah, a militant group that controls Lebanon despite the efforts of its government, as force defending it from the US? What has the US done in Lebanon? You should really take some time to develop your own opinions instead of just letting whatever Ron Paul says dictate your reality.

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    • Delaware Patriot
      Posted on May 4, 2012 at 1:10am

      you, sir, are so very naive.

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    • eric55
      Posted on May 4, 2012 at 10:40am

      another waco Paulie fan

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