It is interesting to note the subtle difference in reporting: Wile other countries are quoted as "exported" and "sold", Germany is quoted with a meagre $ 1.5 million in AID.
Actually German military SALES to Israel amount to hundreds of millions, for example see:
"The German company MTU manufactures the engine components and the GD 883 engine is manufactured under licensed production by General Dynamics Land Systems in the USA. The engine is transferred to Israel for installation and integration with the automatic transmission and with the engine computer control system. The tank has automatic five-gear transmission rather than four gears as in the Merkava 3. The transmission system is manufactured by Renk [Germany]. The single position rotary shock absorbers are installed externally."
Could it be that it touches Jewish sensitivities to learn how much of their weaponry is german, and therefore the fact is tactfully avoided? |
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