Border Aggression And Civilian Massacres; The Role Of The Mossad

By Rajan Hoole -January 31, 2015

Dr. Rajan Hoole

Border Aggression and Civilian Massacres – Part 14

In the drive to establish paramilitary Sinhalese settlements in the North-East, the circumstances we have given leave little room to doubt that Israeli agencies were involved, although the basic idea was much older and moves were already afoot in July 1983. In establishing the Weli-Oya settlement, the strategy was originally not to drive away the Tamils in one go. For a few weeks there was methodical harassment by the convicts planted there. It then stopped, and soldiers approached Tamils in the area and talked to them pleasantly. Such sophistication was new to the Sri Lankan Army.

Ravi Jayewardene \ File photo

In stirring up troubles in the Eastern Province from April 1985, the role of the Mossad has been widely alleged. However, there are no obvious links on the surface, except again the sophistication involved in bringing different elements together the state media, Muslim ministers and Muslim thugs from Colombo and the Security Forces. There are also other considerations, which lead us to answer the question of Mossad involvement in the East in the affirmative. The involvement of the STF in the troubles is beyond doubt.

While the Special Task Force, the STF, was being formed, Ravi Jayewardene took along with him on his visit to Israel DIG Police, Mr. Shirly Wijesuriya. They visited the Mossad chief and the Mossad training field. One of the purposes as Ravi Jayewardene told the Mossad Commission was to “gather special techniques” for the STF. Selected personnel from the STF were sent to Israel for training. Ravi Jayewardene was intimately involved in the formation and the functioning of the STF. According to Herman Gunaratne, the men for the STF, their commander Zernie Wijesuriya and the ex- SAS mercenaries from KMS to train the STF were all hand picked by Ravi Jayewardene..Read More