Israeli Killed in Illegal Settlement

Perhaps this is the only way Palestinians can fight back from being ethnically cleansed by Israel. If Israeli's were not on stolen Palestinian land illegally then they'd not be under attack.

According to reports from the scene, the attacker entered the settlement of Bat Ayin and went on the rampage this morning.

Rescuers told Israel Radio a 13-year-old boy was killed and a seven-year-old boy was badly wounded.

There has been no immediate claim of responsibility.

The attack is likely to heighten tensions between the Palestinians and the new hard-line Israeli government.

It occurred about 12 miles from the settlement home of controversial new Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman.

Sporadic attacks occur in the West Bank. In March, two Israeli police officers were killed by Palestinians.

It is not confirmed that this attack was carried out by a Palestinian but Israeli emergency services are describing it as a "Palestinian terrorist attack". (comical this statement)

Israeli settlements are built on occupied Palestinian land in the West Bank against international law.

Their existence is one of the main obstacles to peace.

Ooooops!! Another Crooked Arms Deal~Israel & India

Haaretz are reporting on this "interesting" arms deal Israel made with India in february. It seems that there is just a wee bit too much of "I'll scratch your back, and you scratch mine"

Media allege corruption in massive Israel-India arms deal

Allegations of possible illegalities in a massive arms deal between Israel and India have surfaced over the weekend in the Indian media. The size of the deal between the Indian Ministry of Defense and Israel Aerospace Industries, estimated at $1.5 billion, had grown to allow for the payment of commissions, which is illegal in India, said the press there.

The deal in question, signed in late February between Israel Aerospace Industries and the Indian Defense Ministry, is for the delivery of 2,000 Barak Mark VIII missiles, which were originally designed as sea-based weapons.

According to the deal, a third of the value of the deal will be spent in India, where the IAI will make offset purchases from Tata, a local consortium.

UPDATE it now appears that there may be in inquiry as some in India are calling for an investigation. Israel's woes are never ending, ever the "victim" trouble is they create their own problems, will they ever learn?

“Suspend defence deal with Israel”
NEW DELHI: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Saturday demanded that the United Progressive Alliance government forthwith suspend the air defence missile deal it had struck with Israel and order a CBI probe into the circumstances leading to the purchase and the alleged kickbacks involved in it.