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Israeli Arms Exports Hit High of $7.2 Billion

  20.06.11 – 14:37 Tel Aviv – PNN – The Israeli defense industry reached a high in 2010 of $7.2 billion in exports, up from the $6.9 billion it had achieved in 2009, thus placing the country among the world’s top four arms exporters. Israel’s Iron Dome System “We recognize the challenges but we’re working […]

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Pro-Peace, Pro-Justice Billboards iCall for End to US Military Aid to Israel – video

codepinkaction on May 17, 2011 Stemming from the conviction that it is time to advance a new US Policy towards the Israeli Palestinian conflict that is based on genuine justice and security for both Israelis and Palestinians, on May 16, 2011, ‘DC Riders for Peace’ launched an advertisement campaign urging an end to U.S. military […]

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Israel’s lucrative weapons exports depend on how effectively it kills Palestinians

Thursday, April 14, 2011 | Sajepress | Posted by Zafar Khan Was the sudden spike in violence in Gaza accidental? During the month of March and up to the first ten days of April, 2011 violence between the Gaza strip and Israel escalated to the point where an all out conflict was looking more and […]

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Israeli Army: We use Gaza military operation to test new weapons

The Cast Lead Operation commander speaks bluntly on the Israel’s view of Gaza as an ‘ideal training zone’ for its soldiers and weaponry Saleh Naami , Wednesday 4 May 2011 |  Ahram Online Around 1,400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis were killed in the three-week war Israel used the war in Gaza in 2008 as a […]

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New database reveals weapons to Israel, impact on Palestinians

by Josh Ruebner on April 20, 2011 | Mondoweiss Last week, Congress finally got around to finalizing the 2011 budget, which included a record-breaking appropriation of $3 billion in military aid to Israel (not including an additional $415 million in Pentagon funding for joint U.S.-Israeli missile defense projects).This money was the third installment of a […]

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IDF displays advanced weapons for Gaza it says seized on Turkish cargo ship

Posted by gazasolidarity at PS.HADNEWS.COM on Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 12:53 pm. The IDF showed off photos of what it claimed were weapons bound for Gaza seized on a Turkish cargo ship. The IDF says anti-ship missiles were included in the consignment. Israeli naval commandos intercepted and commandeered on Tuesday a cargo vessel en […]

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Egypt’s military-industrial complex

4 February 2011 By Pratap Chatterjee, the Guardian – 4 Feb 2011 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/feb/04/egypt-arms-trade With US-made tear gas canisters fired on protesters in Cairo, Washington’s role in arming Egypt is under the spotlight In early January 2010, Bob Livingston, a former chairman of the appropriations committee in the US House of Representatives, flew to Cairo accompanied […]

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ei: Israeli arms firm to benefit from EU-funded research

David Cronin, The Electronic Intifada, 21 December 2010 BRUSSELS (IPS) – Arms traders are seeking to convince the European Union that publicly-funded scientific research grants should help develop weapons for future wars. In a series of secret discussions, Brussels officials and representatives of the arms industry are examining if the EU’s multi-billion euro “framework program” […]

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