Saudi silence on Israeli-seized islands
Press TV – October 5, 2011
Saudi Arabia and the Western states have kept silent for decades regarding the occupation of two Saudi western islands by the Israeli regime.
Israeli forces reportedly occupied Saudi Arabia’s Tiran and Sanafir Islands in 1967.
The two islands are located at the southern end of the Gulf of Aqaba, leading to the Red Sea.
Tiran Island, which has an area of about 80 square kilometers, is located at the inflow of the Straits of Tiran. Sanafir Island, with an area of 33 square kilometers, also lies to the east of Tiran.
The two islands were given to the former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser for logistics use in the Six Day War of 1967 against Israeli forces.
However, the islands have been occupied by Tel Aviv since Egypt’s defeat.
The Straits of Tiran, which has remained under the control of Tel Aviv, has strategic significance since it serves as Israel’s only direct access to the Red Sea.
Regional observers say while Saudi Arabia has maintained a total silence on its own Israeli-occupied islands, it vigorously pursues baseless claims by the United Arab Emirates against three tiny Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf.
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These damn hypocrites and backstabbers are due for a regime change and hopefully, “vanish from the pages of time.”
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racist/zionists have said for years that they captured certainland (Palestine, etc.), so they are entitled to keep it so why should this come as a surprise to anyone now. while the rest of the world is busy with peaceful endeavors racist/zionist israel will eventually take over the globe which has been their evil intent since the beginning of time!!!
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We are all Palestinians, at least at some point in history.
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THIS WEBSITE IS TOUTING THE WEBSITE aic WHICH IS RUN BY RACIST/ZIONIST ISRAELIS. IT CANNOT BE AN ALTERNATE INFORMATION CENTER SO LONG AS IT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH RACIST/ZIONIST EVIL ISRAELIS!!!
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They are indeed Israelis, and they might not even be a real “alternative”, however they do track the Hebrew media and expose some interesting content. It beats linking to the JP or YNET.
I have noted that they could be accused of presenting the false impression that there is a significant element in Israel that actually opposes Zionism.
Yet I find that their content is sometimes worthwhile reading, and I do offer a balanced assortment of sources not all of which are alternative by any measure.
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