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Egypt barring Gaza aid ship from Suez Canal: Iran | ||
2010-06-28 | ||
TEHRAN - The Iranian Red
But in Egypt, the Suez Canal Authority said it would allow the ship through. "Under an international treaty, the canal is obligated to let any ship through, whether it is Iranian or not," a canal official told AFP. "We have not received any instructions to ban the Iranian aid ships from using the Suez Canal." An Iranian official had announced on Thursday that sending the aid ship had been cancelled because of restrictions imposed by Israel. "The trip is not going to happen," said Hossein Sheikholeslam, secretary general of the International Conference for the Support of the Palestinian Intifada, a panel set up by the Iranian parliament. The Red Crescent had initially planned to send two aid ships to the Palestinian territory this month. | ||
Posted by:Steve White |
#2 Egypt to Iran: "Go start trouble in your OWN back yard, why don't ya?" |
Posted by: mojo 2010-06-28 12:48 |
#1 Any ship to Gaza which refuses security check by Israel willconstitute an act of war and will be sunk. |
Posted by: Elder of Zion 2010-06-28 04:57 |