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Purveyor

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Wed Dec 17, 2014, 12:12 AM Dec 2014

Israel's Defense Establishment Lies About Failed Missile Test - Again

For the second time in three months, Israel has failed in tests of the Arrow anti-ballistic missile system.

And for the second consecutive time, the Defense Ministry has published statements which did not tell the entire truth in order to conceal the embarrassing failure.

To put it mildly, the statement misled Israeli defense reporters and commentators and the public at large.

More blatantly, one can say that the ministry tried to lie and was caught red handed.

Representatives of the Israel Air Force, Israeli Aerospace Industries, the maker of the system, and the US Pentagon (a partner in the project) gathered at the seaside Palmahim Base, Israel’s missile site 15 km. south of Tel Aviv, to watch and evaluate the test.

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http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Analysis-Israels-defense-establishment-lies-about-failed-missile-test-again-384885

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