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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Muckmaw1 on December 29, 2004, 07:41:02 AM
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(No matter what, some hatreds seem to endure.)
Last Updated: Tuesday, 28 December, 2004, 16:37 GMT
BBC News
Sri Lanka rejects Israel rescuers
A team of Zaka religious rescuer has already left
Israel has cancelled plans to send a 150-person rescue mission to Sri Lanka after the devastated island objected to the military composition of the team.
The delegation - including 60 soldiers - had been due to set off on Tuesday to help after Sunday's tsunami disaster.
Instead, a smaller team will escort a convoy carrying emergency supplies, Israeli officials said.
Sri Lanka restored diplomatic ties with Israel in 2000, despite objections from the island's Muslim minority.
Neither side has officially explained the change of plan, although some reports say the objection came from Sri Lanka's military.
Sri Lanka Ambassador Diffa Digeratna is quoted by Jerusalem Post as saying that the change was due to the "the lack of accommodations in Colombo".
Israel's army had planned to send staff to set up field hospitals, including internal medicine and paediatric clinics, an Israeli army spokesman said.
A situation room has been set up to track down Israeli holidaymakers
Other Israeli agencies have sent emergency relief to Sri Lanka and other tsunami-hit countries.
Humanitarian organisation Latet sent a jumbo jet carrying 18 metric tons of supplies to Colombo, medical teams have been dispatched to Thailand and help offered to India, Haaretz reported.
A rescue-and-recovery team from the Jewish ultra-Orthodox organisation Zaka left for the region on Monday with equipment used for identifying bodies, as well as body bags.
Israel's foreign ministry has set up a situation room for relatives to track down hundreds of Israelis on holiday in the tsunami zone, who have not yet made contact.
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I'v heard another one variant. The reason to cancel was: "We can not allow Israely military specialists to work here, when we can not control them."
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Yeah, those 60 soldiers had plans to usurp the government and annex Sri Lanka... gimme a break.
However, it's alright if two whole task groups of soldiers from the US swing by to help.
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This is the same kind of help offer the USSR and USA gave eachother during several accidents during the cold war. The offering side did it for political points, while knowing that their help will never be accepted.
Edit: Sri Lanka is primarily Buddhist and Hindi, apparently they don't think very highly of the Jews.
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Maybe, Just Maybe, The Sri Lankan Governement is looking out for the security of the Israeli's rescue teams, Imagine if they came to help out only to be kidnapped or something, anything.
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I think that's part of the reason the 60 soldiers were going along. Mostly for relief, partly for security.
When it comes down to it, it seems the Sri Lankan government just doesn't like Israel.
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Sri Lanka is understandably nervous.
60 Israeli soldiers could take the whole island in an hour.
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Edit: Sri Lanka is primarily Buddhist and Hindi, apparently they don't think very highly of the Jews.
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I doubt hindus and buddhists think poorly of jews. I rather suspect they suffer from fear. Fear of the muslim holy man, you know...the kind of forward thinking dedicated folk that blow themselves up to kill infidels.
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And Sri Lanka wins this week's award for Most Backwards-Ass Racist avacado Craphole.
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How do you really feel?
These third world countries are a long way from "getting it". Don't expect much.
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Sri Lanka is the one losing , the solders were medical guys trying to help setting up MEDICAL stations to take care of the survivours!!! period!
every one has to read more into it more than it is!
BTW islamic's are a minority there!
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Isn't it nice to know that with 100,000 rotting corpses and millions in danger some people still find the time to indulge in petty bollox like this.
Does anyone here have a sense of proportion?
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Originally posted by boxboy28
Sri Lanka is the one losing , the solders were medical guys trying to help setting up MEDICAL stations to take care of the survivours!!! period!
every one has to read more into it more than it is!
BTW islamic's are a minority there!
Better check again.
While sri lanka and India are Hindu
must people the region are Muslim.
Oh and watch out for them Jews! there out to take over the world LOL.