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>Maybe with the blessing of the US this time? Has Israel ever done anything without the US's blessing? Just wondering.

recuter 6y ago
Well, 40 years ago it attacked the Iraqi nuclear facility with the help of Iran and prevented Saddam from getting the bomb.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Opera https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Opera
- abhiminator 6y ago
  > On 7 June 1981, a flight of Israeli Air Force F-16A fighter aircraft, with an escort of F-15As, bombed the Osirak reactor deep inside Iraq. Well, the fighter jets and weapons system platform (a pair of Mark-84 unguided bombs fitted to each aircraft) they used in those airstrikes were made by aerospace companies in the United States (General Dynamics and McDonnel Douglas), so I think American companies did have a role to play, however indirectly. There's no denying Israel wouldn't exist today (at least not the form it presently exists) if not for the timely and generous support and assistance (militarily, monetarily and in spirit) from the United States of America -- just an observation!
  - recuter 6y ago
    Certainly. And Czechoslovakia. ;)
  - marshmallow_12 6y ago
    one of the rare occasions that Israel has taken independent action. From what i've read, some of Carters cabinet were furious but he refused to issue sanctions against Israel.
- bushbaba 6y ago
  And another in Syria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Outside_the_Box https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Outside_the_Box
  - recuter 6y ago
    And those are just the ones on wikipedia.
- deleted 6y ago
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vijayr02 6y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Liberty_incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Liberty_incident > The USS Liberty incident was an attack on a United States Navy technical research ship, USS Liberty, by Israeli Air Force jet fighter aircraft and Israeli Navy motor torpedo boats, on 8 June 1967, during the Six-Day War. The combined air and sea attack killed 34 crew members (naval officers, seamen, two marines, and one civilian NSA employee), wounded 171 crew members, and severely damaged the ship. You'd hope that was done without the US's blessing...
Udik 6y ago
Planting cellphone-spying devices around the White House? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/12/israel-planted-spying-devices-near-white-house-says-report https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/12/israel-planted... Although, judging from the consequences (none) you could say that even that had the US's blessings.
slibhb 6y ago
Developing nuclear weapons for one...
YinLuck- 6y ago
You have the order reversed there.

Well, 40 years ago it attacked the Iraqi nuclear facility with the help of Iran and prevented Saddam from getting the bomb.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Opera https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Opera

abhiminator 6y ago
> On 7 June 1981, a flight of Israeli Air Force F-16A fighter aircraft, with an escort of F-15As, bombed the Osirak reactor deep inside Iraq. Well, the fighter jets and weapons system platform (a pair of Mark-84 unguided bombs fitted to each aircraft) they used in those airstrikes were made by aerospace companies in the United States (General Dynamics and McDonnel Douglas), so I think American companies did have a role to play, however indirectly. There's no denying Israel wouldn't exist today (at least not the form it presently exists) if not for the timely and generous support and assistance (militarily, monetarily and in spirit) from the United States of America -- just an observation!
- recuter 6y ago
  Certainly. And Czechoslovakia. ;)
- marshmallow_12 6y ago
  one of the rare occasions that Israel has taken independent action. From what i've read, some of Carters cabinet were furious but he refused to issue sanctions against Israel.
bushbaba 6y ago
And another in Syria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Outside_the_Box https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Outside_the_Box
- recuter 6y ago
  And those are just the ones on wikipedia.
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vijayr02 6y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Liberty_incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Liberty_incident > The USS Liberty incident was an attack on a United States Navy technical research ship, USS Liberty, by Israeli Air Force jet fighter aircraft and Israeli Navy motor torpedo boats, on 8 June 1967, during the Six-Day War. The combined air and sea attack killed 34 crew members (naval officers, seamen, two marines, and one civilian NSA employee), wounded 171 crew members, and severely damaged the ship. You'd hope that was done without the US's blessing...

Udik 6y ago

Planting cellphone-spying devices around the White House? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/12/israel-planted-spying-devices-near-white-house-says-report https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/12/israel-planted... Although, judging from the consequences (none) you could say that even that had the US's blessings.

slibhb 6y ago

Developing nuclear weapons for one...

YinLuck- 6y ago

You have the order reversed there.