Only three hours later! THE SAME STORY, BY THE SAME AP WIRE REPORTER,
WITH *SAME* HEADLINE, REWRITTEN TO READ THAT NETENYAHU WAS WARNED
*AFTER* THE FIRST BLAST AND NOT BEFORE!!!!:
Netanyahu changed plans due to warning
By AMY TEIBEL
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
JERUSALEM -- Israeli Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on his
way to a hotel near the scene of one of the London blasts Thursday
when he received a call to stay put, the foreign minister said.
"After the first explosion, our finance minister received a request
not to go anywhere," Finance Minister Silvan Shalom told Israel Army
Radio.
Netanyahu was to have been the scheduled keynote speaker at an Israeli
corporate investment conference at the Great Eastern hotel near the
Liverpool Street subway station.
Conference participants were evacuated from the hotel. Shalom said he
wasn't aware of any Israeli casualties.
Netanyahu had been scheduled to stay in London until Sunday, but that
could change, said Amir Gilad, a Netanyahu aide.
Shalom speculated the attackers might have taken advantage of the fact
that police resources were diverted to a meeting of Western leaders.
The Israeli ambassador to London, Zvi Hefetz, said Thursday that
British police had called to tell embassy personnel to stay inside
their offices. "There is fear that this wave (of violence) has not yet
ended," Hefetz said.
Again, here was the original reported earlier today:
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050707/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_britain_explosions_1
or
http://tinyurl.com/b4dlr
July 7, 2005
Associated Press
Netanyahu Changed Plans Due to Warning
By AMY TEIBEL, Associated Press Writer Thu Jul 7, 7:14 AM ET
JERUSALEM - British police told the Israeli Embassy in London minutes
before Thursday's explosions that they had received warnings of
possible terror attacks in the city, a senior Israeli official said.
Benjamin Netanyahu had planned to attend an economic conference in a
hotel over the subway stop where one of the blasts occurred, and the
warning prompted him to stay in his hotel room instead, government
officials said.
Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said he wasn't aware of any Israeli
casualties.
Just before the blasts, Scotland Yard called the security officer at
the Israeli Embassy to say they had received warnings of possible
attacks, the official said. He did not say whether British police made
any link to the economic conference.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of the nature of
his position.
The Israeli Embassy was in a state of emergency after the explosions
in London, with no one allowed to enter or leave, said the Israeli
ambassador to London, Zvi Hefet.
All phone lines to the embassy were down, said Danny Biran, an Israeli
Foreign Ministry official.
The ministry set up a situation room to deal with hundreds of phone
calls from concerned relatives. Thousands of Israelis are living in
London or visiting the city at this time, Biran said.
Amir Gilad, a Netanyahu aide, told Israel Radio that Netanyahu's
entourage was receiving updates all morning from British security
officials, and "we have also asked to change our plans."
Netanyahu had been scheduled to stay in London until Sunday, but that
could change, Gilad said.
Also, there are a lot of reports coming from Israel all of a sudden,
denying that any warning was given before the attacks.
Stratfor.com, a well known US based independent analysis agency disagrees:
http://www.stratfor.com/products/premium/premium.php
"Israel Warned United Kingdom About Possible Attacks
July 07, 2005 1625 GMT
There has been massive confusion over a denial made by the Israelis
that the Scotland Yard had warned the Israeli Embassy in London of
possible terrorist attacks "minutes before" the first bomb went off
July 7. Israel warned London of the attacks a "couple of days ago,"
but British authorities failed to respond accordingly to deter the
attacks, according to an unconfirmed rumor circulating in intelligence
circles. While Israel is keeping quiet for the time being, British
Prime Minister Tony Blair will soon face the heat for his failure to
take action."
The story that Scotland Yard knew about these attacks before hand will
simply be denied. This same thing happened immediately following the
9/11 attacks in the US. Mainstream news agencies revised or pulled
stories that suggested anything about the government knowing
beforehand, or anything that incriminated the government in way. See
http://thememoryhole.org archives for more info on the 9/11 whitewash.
Stratfor believes that Israel gave the UK warnings DAYS beforehand.
And, the inital AP wire report suggests that the UK knew immediately
before the attacks happened that they were about to take place.
WITH *SAME* HEADLINE, REWRITTEN TO READ THAT NETENYAHU WAS WARNED
*AFTER* THE FIRST BLAST AND NOT BEFORE!!!!:
Netanyahu changed plans due to warning
By AMY TEIBEL
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
JERUSALEM -- Israeli Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on his
way to a hotel near the scene of one of the London blasts Thursday
when he received a call to stay put, the foreign minister said.
"After the first explosion, our finance minister received a request
not to go anywhere," Finance Minister Silvan Shalom told Israel Army
Radio.
Netanyahu was to have been the scheduled keynote speaker at an Israeli
corporate investment conference at the Great Eastern hotel near the
Liverpool Street subway station.
Conference participants were evacuated from the hotel. Shalom said he
wasn't aware of any Israeli casualties.
Netanyahu had been scheduled to stay in London until Sunday, but that
could change, said Amir Gilad, a Netanyahu aide.
Shalom speculated the attackers might have taken advantage of the fact
that police resources were diverted to a meeting of Western leaders.
The Israeli ambassador to London, Zvi Hefetz, said Thursday that
British police had called to tell embassy personnel to stay inside
their offices. "There is fear that this wave (of violence) has not yet
ended," Hefetz said.
Again, here was the original reported earlier today:
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050707/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_britain_explosions_1 or
http://tinyurl.com/b4dlr July 7, 2005
Associated Press
Netanyahu Changed Plans Due to Warning
By AMY TEIBEL, Associated Press Writer Thu Jul 7, 7:14 AM ET
JERUSALEM - British police told the Israeli Embassy in London minutes
before Thursday's explosions that they had received warnings of
possible terror attacks in the city, a senior Israeli official said.
Benjamin Netanyahu had planned to attend an economic conference in a
hotel over the subway stop where one of the blasts occurred, and the
warning prompted him to stay in his hotel room instead, government
officials said.
Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said he wasn't aware of any Israeli
casualties.
Just before the blasts, Scotland Yard called the security officer at
the Israeli Embassy to say they had received warnings of possible
attacks, the official said. He did not say whether British police made
any link to the economic conference.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of the nature of
his position.
The Israeli Embassy was in a state of emergency after the explosions
in London, with no one allowed to enter or leave, said the Israeli
ambassador to London, Zvi Hefet.
All phone lines to the embassy were down, said Danny Biran, an Israeli
Foreign Ministry official.
The ministry set up a situation room to deal with hundreds of phone
calls from concerned relatives. Thousands of Israelis are living in
London or visiting the city at this time, Biran said.
Amir Gilad, a Netanyahu aide, told Israel Radio that Netanyahu's
entourage was receiving updates all morning from British security
officials, and "we have also asked to change our plans."
Netanyahu had been scheduled to stay in London until Sunday, but that
could change, Gilad said.
Also, there are a lot of reports coming from Israel all of a sudden,
denying that any warning was given before the attacks.
Stratfor.com, a well known US based independent analysis agency disagrees:
http://www.stratfor.com/products/premium/premium.php "Israel Warned United Kingdom About Possible Attacks
July 07, 2005 1625 GMT
There has been massive confusion over a denial made by the Israelis
that the Scotland Yard had warned the Israeli Embassy in London of
possible terrorist attacks "minutes before" the first bomb went off
July 7. Israel warned London of the attacks a "couple of days ago,"
but British authorities failed to respond accordingly to deter the
attacks, according to an unconfirmed rumor circulating in intelligence
circles. While Israel is keeping quiet for the time being, British
Prime Minister Tony Blair will soon face the heat for his failure to
take action."
The story that Scotland Yard knew about these attacks before hand will
simply be denied. This same thing happened immediately following the
9/11 attacks in the US. Mainstream news agencies revised or pulled
stories that suggested anything about the government knowing
beforehand, or anything that incriminated the government in way. See
http://thememoryhole.org archives for more info on the 9/11 whitewash. Stratfor believes that Israel gave the UK warnings DAYS beforehand.
And, the inital AP wire report suggests that the UK knew immediately
before the attacks happened that they were about to take place.
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