Germany actually announced last Thursday a resumption of arms deliveries to Israel, after a virtual halt since the start of the year. According to Sipri, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Germany, with 30% of imports, is Israel’s second supplier (after the United States), particularly of armored vehicles – even if it It is always difficult to determine the exact nature and volume of imported military goods. This morning, on the sidelines of a summit of European heads of state, Mr. Scholz once again declared that Israel needed weapons to defend itself: “It is clear that supporting Israel means that we permanently ensure Israel’s defense capacity, for example by providing it with military equipment or weapons”according to comments reported by the Reuters news agency.
The question of arms deliveries to Israel has divided Western countries for months. The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, like the French President, Emmanuel Macron, spoke out in favor of stopping arms deliveries to Israel used in the conflict in Gaza. In September, the United Kingdom announced the suspension of around thirty arms export licenses to Israel out of a total of 350, after a review concluding “a risk” that they are used in violation of international humanitarian law. Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris said this morning in Brussels that “Europe had not yet used all the levers at its disposal to obtain a ceasefire” and that he would continue to work with Spain to change the dynamic within the Union. As for American President Joe Biden, he has so far refused to use arms against Israel, apart from suspending a delivery of bombs in May.
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