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The arms trade and Israels attack on Gaza
Translated Tuesday 22 July 2014 (Originally in the French version of the Guardian)
Seven Peace Nobel Prizes, intellectuals and artists from the whole world call for a military embargo toward Israël
Israel has once again unleashed the full force of its military against the captive Palestinian population, particularly in the besieged Gaza Strip, in an inhumane and illegal act of military aggression. Israels ability to launch such devastating attacks with impunity largely stems from the vast international military cooperation and trade that it maintains with complicit governments across the world. Over the period 2008-19, the US is set to provide military aid to Israel worth $30bn, while Israeli annual military exports to the world have reached billions of dollars.
In recent years, European countries have exported billions of euros worth of weapons to Israel, and the EU has furnished Israeli military companies with research grants worth hundreds of millions. Emerging economies such as India, Brazil and Chile are rapidly increasing their military trade and cooperation with Israel, despite their stated support for Palestinian rights. By importing and exporting arms to Israel and facilitating the development of Israeli military technology, governments are effectively sending a clear message of approval for Israels military aggression, including its war crimes and possible crimes against humanity ...
More here - http://www.humaniteinenglish.com/spip.php?article2505
2banon
(7,321 posts)With so many countries involved in the arms trade with Israel, it begs the question how the United States is able to rationalize the "necessity" to continue to pump Billions of dollars toward their defense.
Thanks to our ministry of propaganda and the disinformation dept.. ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN and the rest, one is led to understand that the only source of foreign aid is from the United States. Poor Israel, we're their only friends against the world who hates them.
2banon
(7,321 posts)I recommend it be posted over in GD for wider attention. If you feel like it that is..
TBF
(31,919 posts)some of this in GD. The folks out there don't seem to like being confronted with facts that go against their talking points. Anyone else is free to take it and post it elsewhere though.