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impossible that NATO was not aware


Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, Israeli Chief of Staff, at a meeting of chiefs of staffs of the Mediterranean Dialogue at NATO headquarters on January 26, 2010.

by Manlio Dinucci *

The media are being careful not to mention that NATO is closely linked to the Israeli aggression and the subsequent retreat from the Israelis in concerning the release and delivery of detained persons and vessels. This article, written just before NATO demanded the release of prisoners and the return of the boats, Manlio Dinucci notes that the close ties between NATO and Israel's armed forces are totally impossible for the Atlantic alliance does not would be aware of the operation before its completion.

"Mediterranean Dialogue." This was named the NATO operation involving naval forces from 7 countries outside the Atlantic alliance in order to "contribute to security and stability in the region." And the most important contributor is precisely the Israeli navy, whose members have just perpetrated a slaughter of peace to make against such a terrorist attack in international waters.

The Israel Navy, like other branches of the Israeli armed forces, is increasingly integrated into NATO structures. Last November, during the visit of Admiral Di Paola, Chairman of Allied Military Committee decided that this year an Israeli missile unit also participates in the NATO operation called "Active Endeavor", whose mission is "to protect the Mediterranean Sea against terrorist activities. "
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Like other joint operations, the above operations are part of the "Individual Partnership Program" with Israel ratified by NATO on December 2, 2008, just 3 weeks before the Israeli attack on Gaza.

The cooperation program includes a wide range of sectors in which "NATO and Israel cooperate fully" as counterterrorism, which includes the exchange of information between intelligence services, "Israel connection to electronic NATO , cooperation in the field of armaments, increased joint military maneuvers and increase cooperation against nuclear proliferation (Without taking into account that Israel, the only nuclear power in the region, refused to sign the NPT and has just rejected the UN proposal to hold a conference for the denuclearization of the Middle East.)

It is therefore incredible that NATO, in particular United States as leader of the military alliance was not aware that Israel's naval operation included shoot pacifists.

The "deep regret at the loss of human lives" that said the White House, which also ensures wanting to "understand the circumstances surrounding this tragedy, 'to sound so simple hypocrisy. The same happens to the Minister's statement [Italian] Foreign Frattini, when stating that "Israel must explain to the international community." Frattini explain to us, in the meantime, where he is the military cooperation between Italy and Israel, as stipulated in Law No. 94 of May 17, 2005, whose law it is the main architect Frattini.

cooperation between defense ministries and armed forces of the two countries involves the import, export and transit of military equipment, military organization, training and coaching. For these purposes are anticipated meetings of defense ministers and commanders chief of the two countries, exchange of experiences among experts, organization of training and maneuvers.

In this context, the Italian Navy in 2005 led the fleet in the Red Sea made the first joint naval maneuvers NATO-Israel.
Who knows if this maneuver exercises included assault on unarmed peace vessel? ************************



On Israel's de facto integration in NATO structures, see "Israel, the number twenty-nine member global NATO ", by Rick Rozoff, Red Voltaire, 24 February 2010.