'Israel to ask for military facility in Cyprus'

[Chris]

'Israel to ask for military facility in Cyprus'
By YAAKOV KATZ 02/07/2012 14:19
PM could make request during Cyprus visit; Cypriot media says talks at "exploratory stage" regarding use of Paphos base.
Greek F-16 at Cyprus' Paphos base [illustrative] By REUTERS/Andreas Manolis

Israel will ask Cyprus to station Israel Air Force fighter jets at a military facility on the island, news reports in Cyprus reported on Tuesday. According to the reports, Israel will make the request during Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s visit to Cyprus later this month. It is unclear if the request will be to station a permanent presence on the island or to establish a base that can provide logistical support for the IAF during operations in the region.

It is possible that Israel is seeking to establish a base in Cyprus to be able to more effectively protect the growing number of gas fields it is discovering in the Mediterranean Sea. According to the report in the Famagusta Gazette, the talks are currently at an “exploratory stage” regarding the possibility of using the Andrea Papendreou airbase in Paphos, in southwest Cyprus. The base reportedly used to host Greek F-16s.

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[Chris]

Israel needs to defend their oil and natural gas finds. This will be interesting to see if Cyprus will go along with this or not. Israel is finding so much energy reserves they are beginning to look like the "great spoil" that is talked about in the Bible. It might not be too much longer before we slip into warp speed for prophecy.