Germany confirms new Lebanon incident with Israel

[Scurrilous]

German Defense Ministry says incident occurred on Thursday, involved German navy helicopter and Israeli F-16 fighters. Bild am Sonntag newspaper reports Israeli planes had 'dangerously badgered' helicopter

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3321054,00.html

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"Germany said on Sunday its navy, which is patrolling the Lebanese coast as part of an international peacekeeping force, had been involved in a second incident involving Israeli fighter planes.

The Defense Ministry said it occurred on Thursday and involved a German navy helicopter and Israeli F-16 fighters.

"We are aware of the episode, but it was not menacing," The spokesman said, after the Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported the Israeli planes had "dangerously badgered" The helicopter.

The spokesman said the area was used by the Israeli air force for training, adding: "Perhaps other standards apply for them than for us."

[Chomskyite]

1. What!?!

It may not have been the best idea to send the German navy anywhere near Israel. Whose bright idea was this?

[breakaleg]

2. Israel wanted an international force in the area. But do they want to

control them as well? Israel breaks the rules regarding crossing into Lebanese airspace and in the past they had no resistance. Do they expect international forces are going to allow this to continue?

I wonder if they will get more than they bargained for with these forces. Now they will have to answer for their actions, whereas in the past, they didn't.