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Title: | More on Talensky and ImageSat | |||
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| Name: | Meir Weinstein | | |||
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| City: | Toronto | State: | Canada | | |
| Spy Satellite Lands Israel in U.S. Court By DAVID POMERANTZ Special to the Sun July 13, 2007 A D V E R T I S E M E N T A D V E R T I S E M E N T Investors in an Israeli satellite company are asking an American judge to punish the company for refusing to provide access to the spacecraft and their sensitive imagery to the Venezuelan strongman, Hugo Chavez, who is an ally of Israel`s enemy Iran. At issue is a leading satellite imagery company, jointly owned by private investors and an Israeli government-run defense manufacturer. The company, called ImageSat, rents out spy satellites to foreign countries that don`t have their own. The investors claim that the Israeli-owned part of the company is killing off several profitable contracts because of diplomatic considerations. For example, the suit says that the Israeli Ministry of Defense pressured the company to renege on a multimillion-dollar contract with Venezuela. President Chavez has forged an alliance with |
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