The largest suppliers of Israeli military equipment in the world

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, from When the fake Zionist regime was established in 1948 (1327 AD), the United States and some European countries made the defense of this regime their fundamental and permanent policy. One of the dimensions of the support of the allies of the occupying Al-Quds regime during its infamous 76-year life has been the provision of military equipment.

The criminal actions of the Zionist regime are in conflict with the values ​​and views of the people in many countries of the world, and this causes a part of the people of these countries to always object to the support of their respective countries to Israel. In the recent war in Gaza, which has been going on for more than 212 days, international reactions and protests against the continued support of this regime have been aroused in the western world more than ever.

In America, as Israel’s largest military supplier, Democratic Party lawmakers have increased pressure on the Biden administration, asking him to tie future military aid to Israel to greater efforts by Tel Aviv to protect civilians. Gaza is conditional. Germany, which is considered to be the second largest supplier of weapons to Israel, had to defend itself in the most prestigious court of the United Nations last week against the charge of complicity in the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza due to the sale of weapons to the Zionist regime.

Social awareness and opposition to Israel’s policies in Western countries has increased to such an extent that in some other Western countries (even though a smaller share of military aid or selling weapons to Israel) we are also witnessing unique and unprecedented initiatives to prevent the continuation of this policy. In some of these countries, initiatives have reached the parliamentary level, and in some other courts and judicial bodies have entered the issue.

America

Washington has a long history of helping Israel, dating back to the 1940s. In recent decades, most of Washington’s aid to Tel Aviv has been in the form of military aid. In 2016, the Obama administration signed a 10-year agreement to provide Israel with $3.8 billion a year in aid (most of which is included in the US government’s foreign military aid budget), while allowing Israel more weapons from the US. buy.

According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), which tracks the global arms trade, from 2019 to 2023, America has supplied 69% of Israel’s arms imports. US President Joe Biden has recently requested another 14 billion dollars to be allocated to aid Israel and US military operations in the Middle East.

Just a few years ago, supporting Israel was considered a policy accepted by the two major American parties, but it seems that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has prompted a group of congressional Democrats to ask Biden to use the sale of American weapons as a new lever for influence. to disguise the decisions of the Zionist regime in the Gaza war.

Angus King, an independent senator from the state of Maine, announced in the hearing of the Senate Armed Forces Committee Kurd: “When those bombs reach Israel from our country, we are also responsible.”

Germany

According to the data of the German Ministry of Economy, in 2023, the material value of sending military equipment of this country to the occupied territories amounted to 353 million dollars. This amount is 10% more than what the German government had approved. According to the Stockholm Institute, from 2019 to 2023, German exports will account for 30% of the weapons purchased by Israel.

In Germany After the Second World War, the idea was strongly promoted that the country had a historical duty to compensate for the reparations caused by the so-called Holocaust, which the German ruling body crystallized over many decades in support of Israel. has known This is the reason why, among European countries, Germany is more prejudiced towards supporting the Zionist regime than any other country, and for example, dealing with the opponents of the Tel Aviv genocide in Gaza is more violent in this country than in other European countries.

Other countries

According to the Stockholm Institute report, from 2019 to 2023, Italy is the third seller It has been the largest supplier of arms to the Zionist regime, although it accounts for only 0.8% of Israel’s military imports. Of course, after the start of the war on October 7, 2023, these figures have undergone changes that cannot be accurately commented on.

Italian Foreign Minister In January, he told reporters that all arms shipments to Israel had been suspended since October 7. However, the defense minister told the country’s parliament that exports are continuing, but as previously stated, only pre-agreed orders will be shipped.

Britain, whose total defense exports to Israel in 2022 was about 53 million dollars, has announced that it will not stop the sale of weapons to Tel Aviv, despite the growing pressure of opposition lawmakers. At a joint press conference with Foreign Secretary Anthony Blinken in Washington last Tuesday, Foreign Secretary David Cameron said that based on the “latest advice” on Israel’s handling of the Gaza war, Britain’s position on exports Military itself to Tel Aviv is “unchanged”.

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