Just 45-minute from Tel Aviv, British military bases on Cyprus island serve as a secret arms depots for Israel in its war on Palestine's Gaza, reports indicate.
Just 45-minute from Tel Aviv, British military bases on Cyprus island serve as a secret arms depots for Israel in its war on Palestine's Gaza, reports indicate.British bases in the island of Cyprus have been actively employed in the Middle East to safeguard the regional interests of the US and its staunchest ally, Israel. / Photo: AA
Most of the reports uncovering the US military's secret weapon supply to Israel “have surfaced from Greek and Greek Cypriot newspapers, as well as those in the UK. Contrary to what may be suggested, these disclosures did not originate from the Arab world or the Hamas sources" says Ismail Sahin, Professor of International Relations at Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University.
"This 2.5 percent parcel of land, constituting the privately-owned British territory within the 8,500 square kilometres of Cyprus, housing the two bases, was originally under the ownership of Britain and its allies, notably the United States, with occasional involvement from other actors such as Germany and France, and particularly Israel in recent years," Keser explains.
According to Professor Ata Atun, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Girne-based Cyprus Science University, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir sought arms assistance from the US during the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, claiming that it was only with this assistance that Israel was able to prevail. "In order to conceal these activities, they artificially throw some excuses out so that certain intrigues and dirty laundry that occur there don't get exposed too much,” he adds.By providing unwavering support to Israel and essentially endorsing its occupation of Gaza, the US appears to be aiming to grant Tel Aviv control over offshore natural gas reserves which rightfully belong to the Palestinian state under international law.
Professor Atun mirrors a similar perspective, suggesting that there is one primary objective of the port.
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