Egyptian officials are bashing reports that the Israeli government is trying to sabotage their submarine buys, saying that the deals are between Egypt and Germany and are none of the Israel’s business.
“The only two parties determining the fate of this deal are the German and Egyptian governments and not Israeli newspapers which try to destabilize security within Egypt,” one Egyptian official was quoted as saying.
Egypt had a deal to acquire two submarines from Germany, and Israeli officials were quoted in the Israeli press as saying that they were demanding Germany reverse the plan. German Defense Ministry officials were also claimed to have promised to oppose the deal
Israel has regularly been proactive in trying to get arms deals cancelled when their neighbors acquire them, but it would be unusual for them to do so with Egypt, a long-time ally.
Finally, I see Egypt has grown some balls. Pity the American neutered government. If the Americans people want freedom let them look at Egypt, and if the American government wants manhood, let them look at the Egyptian government.
Germany gives the same submarines to Israel at half price, with modifications to allow them to deliver nuclear weapons. This is illegal under German law, and they just do it anyway. So now Israel takes upon itself the right to veto full price sales of the same subs. They actually get away with this stuff in US arms sales. It remains to be seen is Merkel will put up with it. She detests Netanyahu, and even more she wants work in those shipyards.
That Egypt were to get Submarines, means that Israeli Submarines could be sunk, without the Israelies even knowing, hence no one else in the region are allowed to have them!
Just remember that Israel can effectively veto all US arms sales in the region by claiming that the country that they are sold to now has a better weapon than Israel has!
Either that or they get a free upgrade, which is why there are all those free F35s
Just more of the same. Israel can have nukes but everyone else NO. Israel gets submarines, with more than likely nukes on board… but everyone else NO. Israel gets to drop cluster bombs on civilians with impunity… but everyone else NO. Israel can build a wall and pen Arabs up in an Apartheid ghetto while claiming otherwise but everyone else NO. You'd have to be blind not to see the pattern.
Israel can use White Phosphorus weapons on Gaza, but the heaven shake if one little handmade rocket with a tiny amount of WP comes back at them.
Are the once vaunted germans have now joined the yankees Ar+e licking the zionist of a manufactured country.
Are you kidding, the Germans lips are permanently glued to the shi*ty little stat's a*s. America is only jockeying for position.
Me thinks Israel protests too much considering that they most likely won't be disarming themselves by giving up their nuclear weapons any time soon.
Maybe the Mezzarins need to start using education for their progressive defense, not only in an academic sense. Continuing to purchase your stability from another is in fact no stability at all. With one of the worlds worse economies enlighten intellect ought to propel that country to shore up its economy by having its most vital needs meet from within its own borders. To continue doing this outsourcing speaks to the lack of critical objective thought. Quran states, be just even if it be against a near relative…..and Quran states, think truly thinking is beneficial. In these circumstances do for self, and in most circumstances do for self. That is do, what is in the long haul for your best healthy self interest.
Mursi, this is what you get for your efforts to be a lapdog. How do you like it?
Israel wants all their neigbours be armed like Hezbollah or Hamas, so they can wage their wars of aggression /like Gaza massacre 08-09/ and claim their superiority, bravery of their soldiers, simply aggression without equal opposition…Most of people would really like to see one day this "monsterous regime on its knees, their lies exposed" and quick trials for those fanatical leaders – figures….peter czech
Were there any doubts? Or is Morsi playing tough guy now for the benefit of those who don't care?
Of course, Morsi might have played out the deal knowing that Israel would oppose the sale of the subs, thereby again exposing themselves for the hypocrites they are. No worry, if Germany backs down I'm sure the Russians or Chinese will be happy to step in with a sweet deal, and you can count on those subs being nuke-capable, you know, just in case.
Maybe the Mezzarins need to start using education for their progressive defense, not only in an academic sense. Continuing to purchase your stability from another is in fact no stability at all. With one of the worlds worse economies enlighten intellect ought to propel that country to shore up its economy by having its most vital needs meet from within its own borders. To continue doing this outsourcing speaks to the lack of critical objective thought. To Read states, be just even if it be against a near relative…..and To Read states, think truly thinking is beneficial. In these circumstances, do for self, and in most circumstances, do for self. That is do, what is in the long haul for your best healthy self interest.
What are you talking about? You don't make sense!
It's great that Egypt has finally grown some balls and looked after its own interests, instead of kowtowing to those of Israel (under former dictator Hosni Mubarak). Israel has to admit that it no longer can be the sole power in the Middle East; that, its neighbors have the same rights to self-defense.
Israel's leadership – especially Benjamin Netanyahu and Ehud Barak – are living in Fantasyland, jeopardizing the security of the entire region, if not the whole world. General Martin Dempsey already dressed these two nutcases down, clearly stating that there would be NO support from the US if Israel were to attack Iran. After all this negativity towards them, one would think these two would listen to reason; but, they're psycotic, immune from reason.
Now, they're targeting both Egypt and Germany for making a deal covering two submarines. If the Egyptians want to buy these subs and the Germans want to sell them, it's between them alone. No one else has any business butting in; and, that especially means Israel. The Zionist entity doesn't want any of its neighbors to have any self-defense capabilities, or to be potential competitors.
Sorry Egypt only the Zionist are allowed to have German subs.