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Eran Zinger warns Egyptian Anti-Aircraft Missiles Could Shield Gaza from Israeli Defense Operations
Dr. Aaron Lerner 22 August 2012
Israel Radio Arab Affairs Correspondent Eran Zinger on Israel Radio Reshet Bet “Hakol Diburim” 22 August 2012
For audio:
http://youtu.be/vnDrGOEW4V4
Translation:
Anchor: Our Arab Affairs Correspondent Eran Zinger
Zinger: Good Morning Oren
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First of all I want to add to what Amir said. It is not just tanks. And this isn’t information that I managed to glean with great effort from sources here. I simply see it in pictures in the Egyptian press. Photos of missile batteries. They themselves say so. And when we talk about rockets we are also talking about anti-aircraft missiles, anti-tank missiles. The Egyptians are sending forces into Sinai in a way that completely changes the strategic lines between us.
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Remember that Morsi and the Moslem Brotherhood are, in practice, brothers of Hamas and Islamic elements in Gaza.
What is happening now is that the situation has developed that one can only guess what scenarios will transpire.
For example: consider that Hamas or one of the other organizations in Gaza starts to renew the fire against communities in the south. Israel has exact intelligence information about a cell that is about to launch rockets and sends up aircraft to thwart the launch. But the Egyptians notify Israel via official and unofficial channels “don’t do what you intend to do – we know what you intend to do – you have been warned. We have anti-aircraft missile batteries that will prevent a large scale operation in Gaza.”
Oren, it sounds crazy but that is the situation now…
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AL: Amos Gilead, head of the Defense Ministry Political and Security Division, was interviewed on the noon news program of Reshet Bet and denied that Egypt had sent missiles into Sinai. Zinger challenged him in the broadcast.
