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Israeli security thwarts Somali pirate attack
Yediot Aharonot ^ | November 12, 2014 | Itamar Eichner

Posted on 11/12/2014 2:09:24 PM PST by JOHN ADAMS

Armed Israeli security guards thwarted an attempt by Somali pirates to a hijack a ship that was sailing to Israel on Tuesday. The ship was sailing with a foreign flag but had Israeli security guards on board. The ship continued on its way to Israel and will arrive in a couple of days.

Israeli security companies have conquered the shipping security industry in the past couple of years. Hundreds of former IDF combat unit fighters secure foreign ships, both trade and commercial, from the threat of pirates.

(Excerpt) Read more at ynetnews.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel
KEYWORDS: commonsense; israel; pirates; somalia; suezcanal
And here I thought it would just be dangerous to let people carry guns on board a ship. Who knew!
1 posted on 11/12/2014 2:09:24 PM PST by JOHN ADAMS
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“Another pirate ship arrived and the pirates made a second attempt to sail close and board the ship, at which point the Israeli security guards threatened to use their weapons and the pirates retreated.”

No need for threats. Just open fire with a load of counter-jihad!


2 posted on 11/12/2014 2:15:02 PM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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The Somalis are about to learn not to mess with Israel in a way they’ll never forget. Of course they won’t be alive to remember anything. They’ll be fish food.


3 posted on 11/12/2014 2:15:37 PM PST by holyscroller ( Without God, America is one nation under)
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To: JOHN ADAMS

Throw the pirates overboard. Let the sharks eat them.


4 posted on 11/12/2014 2:15:39 PM PST by Paleo Conservative (Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not really out to get you.)
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To: JOHN ADAMS

Shoot, sink, shut up.


5 posted on 11/12/2014 2:16:44 PM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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Yo ho ho and a bottle of Manischewitz.


6 posted on 11/12/2014 2:18:07 PM PST by MUDDOG
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To: MUDDOG

yo ho allah fubar and a mouthful of khat.


7 posted on 11/12/2014 2:20:06 PM PST by TurboZamboni (Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.-JFK)
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To: JOHN ADAMS

Did any of the pirates survive?


8 posted on 11/12/2014 2:20:58 PM PST by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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This is actually a pretty cost effective idea. Have armed personnel on boats in the Indian Ocean who embark as ships enter the area and disembark when they leave. Saves on labor where they’re not needed, and on problems with customs when merchant ships enter ports - no guns on board = no hassles.


9 posted on 11/12/2014 2:22:12 PM PST by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: JOHN ADAMS

Very surprised they didn’t open fire on the second attempt.


10 posted on 11/12/2014 3:55:20 PM PST by G Larry (Amnesty imposes SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL immigrants & minorities)
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To: Zhang Fei
sounds good..well-trained 🔫
troops, keeps both employed.

11 posted on 11/12/2014 4:22:42 PM PST by skinkinthegrass ("Obama STINKS and his best friends are flies." d8^)
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Piracy is one of the things followers of the Prophet have done for centuries. Most Euros would tell Israel it's pretty rude to resist. Was a time America took the same position.

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Israeli security thwarts Somali pirate attack

12 posted on 11/13/2014 4:38:41 AM PST by SJackson (incompetent and feckless..the story of the Obama presidency. No hand on the f***ing tiller, Hillary)
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Richard Kaplan · Top Commenter
Expect a full UN investigation into Israeli denial of the legitimate navigation rights of innocent Somalis.
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Emanuel Macabi · Top Commenter · Works at Emanuel Jewelry & Diamond Imports
leave it to Israel and entire world will secures ,But if you leave to UN and EU,the entire world will be mass exactly like the situation in Syria and Iraq and rest of M.E and Africa.
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Nopte Bose Pilarta Perlas · Top Commenter · Hawkestone, Ontario
Exactly true. IDF is the best. God bless the IDF.
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Adam Eshbee · Top Commenter · Works at U.S. Army
The Americans would have panicked if it happened to them.
The Russians would have blown those ships out of the waters forever.
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Adam Eshbee · Top Commenter · Works at U.S. Army
NO, NO, NO!
They KNOW not to mess around with Israeli security.
All their 4 ships would have been blown to smithereens if they continued acting stupid.
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Chaiya Eitan · Follow · Top Commenter · 203 followers
Every ship should have Israeli security guards on board!
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13 posted on 11/13/2014 8:19:23 AM PST by dennisw (The first principle isI am ap to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: JOHN ADAMS

The Euro-weenies cave into Jihad every time. Especially the current Muslim Jihad against Europe via immigration and explosive birthrates and by sucking off the generous European welfare benefits. Having huge families with multiple wives is FREE for the immigrant Muzzies

So the IDF Jews have to protect European shipping against the Somalian Muslims. The Europeans just can’t get it up. Their cultures are are too feminized and godless.


14 posted on 11/13/2014 8:25:16 AM PST by dennisw (The first principle isI am ap to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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