Despite Gaza Genocide, Israel’s Defense Exports Reach Historic High

srael’s defense exports reached a new record of $13 billion in 2023, despite the ongoing, widely condemned war on Gaza, according to official data released on Monday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Israeli Defense Ministry reported that missile and air defense systems made up 36% of the total exports, followed by radar and electronic warfare (11 percent), weapon stations and launchers (11%), manned aircraft and avionics (9%), ammunition and arms (8%), surveillance and electronics (5%), armored vehicles and troop carriers (5%), intelligence and cyber systems (4%), unmanned aerial vehicles (4%), communication systems (4%), satellites and space systems (2%), and naval systems (1%).

Almost half of these exports, 48 percent, were directed to the Asia-Pacific region, with Europe receiving 35 percent, North America 9 percent, Latin America 4 percent, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, 3 percent, and Africa 1 percent.

Regarding the financial value of these export deals, 40 percent of the contracts were worth over $100 million, 17 percent between $50-100 million, 23 percent were up to $50 million, and 20 percent were up to $10 million.

Eyal Zamir from the Defense Ministry and Yair Kulas, director of international defense cooperation, announced the record-breaking defense export figure of $13.07 billion for 2023.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant stated, “Israel continues to succeed in its international cooperation and industrial defense exports even during a year marked by the Gaza war.”

Morally Incoherent
On March 31, French authorities barred Israeli military businesses from participating in a trade expo near Paris in June.

“Following a decision by government authorities, there will not be an Israeli stand at the Eurosatory 2024 salon,” a spokesperson for the organizers said via email.

The Defense Ministry told Reuters news agency that “conditions are no longer met to host Israeli companies at the show at a time when the President is calling for Israel to cease operations in Rafah.”

However, the exchange of weapons with Israel has continued throughout the eight months of genocide in Gaza.

On Sunday, the head of Oxfam UK, Halima Begun, described the British government’s approach to supplying arms to Israel as intellectually and morally incoherent”.

“Whether you say they are components or whole weapons (being sold) is a moot point, because individual components collectively constitute these devices that are killing so many innocent people. The UK needs to stop selling these arms,” she told The Guardian. dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv dfv

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