| WeaponSurvey.Com Archive |
| November 30, 2004: The editor of WeaponSurvey.Com is interviewed by Mayaan Jaffe of the Israel Hasbara Committee. "[The weapons tunnels] pose a danger to IDF Soldiers in the area and also to Israeli civilians living in the Gaza Strip," Etengoff said. "The weapons that are smuggled in are used for terrorist attacks against soldiers. Palestinian terrorist entities smuggle thousands of rounds of ammunition, rifles and grenades in through tunnels which are then used to attack Israeli army posts and Jewish communities in the Gaza Strip..." Click here to view the full article. November 29, 2004: An IDF officer is killed and another officer lightly injured when a tunnel dug by Palestinians collapses under the Philadelphi Route along the Egypt-Israel border. The collapse occured as Captain Moshe Taranto exposed a tunnel dug from the Egyptian side of Rafah in close proximity to an IDF position on the Israeli side of the border. ("IDF Officer Killed in Tunnel Collapse in Southern Gaza," Ha'aretz, November 30, 2004). November 29, 2004: Two Qassam rockets fired from the Gaza Strip land in the Negev desert. No injuries or damage reported. (Margot Dudkevitch, "Rockets Fired into Israel," Jerusalem Post, November 29, 2004). November 28, 2004: WeaponSurvey.Com is featured on Jerusalem News Wire. "A new Israeli-run website was launched last week to monitor the vast amount of weaponry forbidden under the 'Oslo Accords' that is being used by the Palestinian Authority and its satellite terror groups..." Click here to view the full article. November 28, 2004: Hamas announces it is developing the first Palestinian anti-aircraft missile. According to Hamas operative Nizar Rayan, the missile would be used to down Israeli helicopters, UAV's, and other aircraft operating above the Gaza Strip. Palestinian sources note the anti-aircraft missile project is based on expertise and training provided by Iran and Hizbullah. Indeed, Hamas has sought to produce a variant of the Soviet SA-7, which is currently deployed by Hizbullah in southern Lebanon. ("Hamas
Developing Surface-To-Air Missiles," GeoStrategyDirect.com, November
28, 2004, as cited on IMRA).
November 26, 2004: DefenseTech.Org features WeaponSurvey.Com "[WeaponSurvey.Com] A review of Palestinian militants' stockpiles and production facilities, produced by a former Israeli Army soldier..." November 26, 2004: During the week, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon informed U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell that, "It is not enough [for the Egyptians] to guard the 200-kilometer border and deploy troops. The smuggling has to be stopped in the mainland." (Aluf Benn, "PM: Egypt Must Do More To Fight Arms Smuggling," Ha'aretz, November 26, 2004). November 25, 2004: WeaponSurvey.Com is featured in the "Defense / Security" section of Israel National News. "WeaponSurvey.Com was established to dispel the infamous myth that the Palestinians ‘only have stones.’ On the contrary, the Palestinians have indigenous weapons production capability and maintain a sophisticated smuggling network..." Click here to view the full text of the article. |