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Article: Israel Tells its Diplomats: Use Seized Arms Ship to Direct Pressure to = Iran.
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- Israel Faxx
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- November 5, 2009
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By Ha=92aretz
Israel's Foreign Ministry issued a document to Israeli embassies and consul= ates around the world on Wednesday, instructing employees to utilize Israel= 's seizure of a ship carrying some 300 tons of weapons, believed to have be= en shipped by Iran and meant for Hizbullah, to direct international pressur= e toward Iran.
Israeli diplomats were instructed to stress Iran's violation of United Nati= ons Security Council resolutions forbidding it from supplying weapons to Sy= ria or Hizbullah.
The Francop was captured in the Mediterranean Sea by Israel Navy missile bo= ats and naval commandos late Tuesday night in an operation dubbed ...