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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/16/us-palestinians-israel-ship-idUSTRE72F6OE20110316
Israel Says Seized Arms Justify Gaza Blockade
(Reuters) Ran Tzabar - Israel displayed on Wednesday advanced arms that it found aboard a cargo ship seized in the Mediterranean Sea, and pointed to the haul as proof of the need to blockade Gaza. "To all those who questioned and attacked and criticized Israel for stopping Gaza-bound ships in order to check them, here is the answer," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at Ashdod port, where the guided missiles, artillery rounds and assault-rifle ammunition were laid out. "Their origin is in Iran, they passed through Syria and were en route to terror elements in Gaza. But their ultimate target was Israeli civilians," Netanyahu said. "It is our duty, not just our right, to stop these ships and remove their weaponry."