Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry made a strange claim on Wednesday and said Iran was behind a major oil spill that hit Israel last month, accusing Tehran Iran of “environmental terrorism.” But many Israeli officials doubt the claim.
Israeli Environmental Protection Minister Gila Gamliel told a press briefing that the Libyan-owned oil tanker Emerald purposely dumped oil into the water off Israel’s coast from February 1st to the 2nd. She said the vessel left Iran before dumping the oil and then sailed to Syria.
Surprisingly, Gamliel’s claim was disputed by Israeli intelligence and military officials. Even officials from Gamliel’s Environmental Protection Ministry doubt that the oil was intentionally dumped.
According to Haaretz, after Gamliel’s press conference, officials at the Environmental Protection Ministry said that “there’s a high probability this isn’t a terror [incident].”
Israel’s Channel 13 reported that Israel’s military establishment “does not share this assessment.” The network said it was “shocking” that neither the Mossad intelligence agency nor the Israeli military was involved in Gamliel’s investigation.
Israeli military and intelligence officials are quick to blame anything they can on Iran. The fact that they didn’t jump on Gamliel’s claim shows just how outlandish the accusation is.
With all of the sanctions place on Iran and Syria, they don’t have access to maintenance materials or infrastructure from other countries. I’m surprised this doesn’t happen more often. We could let Syria get their own oil fields back, then they would not be forced to get oil from Iran.
It’s the same as blinding a man and then complaining that his stumbling around is a threat to others. When will God judge us for this evil.
When will we ever stop believing a supernatural gives a rats ass?
Israel loves to blame Iran for all manner of misfortunes, maybe an earthquake is their fault too
A torpedo fired from Persian Gulf travelled all the way to the Israel coastline and hit their oil tanker…..Lol…!
Thats not what the man said.
Israel’s coast near Gaza is polluted only because of the way that Israel torments Gaza. It has blown up the sewage systems, and anything else that might make the place livable. Then the muck drifts down the coast of course. So Israel blames a country far away on anther ocean entirely.
Israel deserves to have its beaches polluted and ruined. I’m glad of it. They should have no pleasure from the misery they inflict on so many others.