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Defense Min.: Israel now world's fourth largest weapons exporter
By Yossi Melman, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: arms exports, Israel 

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Israel has passed Britain to become the world's fourth largest exporter of weapons, Defense Ministry Director-General Pinchas Bucharis said on Sunday.

Israel exported a total $4 billion in defense exports in 2007, Bucharis said. The United States, Russia and France lead the world's list of exporters.
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The Defense Ministry held a special session on Sunday to present to arms dealers and security export companies details of a new law set to go into effect at the end of the month regarding the supervision of defense exports.

The new supervision law takes into account considerations of national security, foreign policies and international agreements, Bucharis emphasized during the session.

Defense exports supervisor Eli Pinko called the law revolutionary, adding that it would turn Israel's defense establishment from a recipient of services to world provider and regulator.

Defense Ministry legal adviser Ahaz Ben-Ari said an important issue covered in the new law is Israel's ability to supervise international mediation of defense equipment acquisitions and sales between Israelis and foreign sources abroad.

"Israel will not serve as a refuge for people dealing with security exports that the defense establishment has decided to embargo," Ben-Ari said. He added that violators of the supervision law would now be subject to severe penalties and fines.

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      1.   Fourth Largest weapons dealer. 18:13  |  Joe 09/12/07
      2.   Fourt largest weapons exporter 18:51  |  Otto Rand 09/12/07
      3.   so welfare sucking zion is now 4th biggest arms proliferater? 18:52  |  manna from heaven 09/12/07
      4.   But howling out loudly ... 18:59  |  Axel 09/12/07
      5.   Joe, and US supplied machine guns go to Palestinians 19:07  |  The Equalizer 09/12/07
      6.   Texas Joe 19:10  |  ottomatik 09/12/07
      7.   Joe - everyone needs exports 19:32  |  Mark Lincoln 09/12/07
      8.   Hey Joe, who sells weapons to Saudi Arabia 19:33  |  Jorge 09/12/07
      9.   Funny 19:35  |  C`est Moi 09/12/07
      10.   try reading Major Barbara or something similar 19:40  |  redmike 09/12/07
      11.   Well... 19:49  |  Yosemite 09/12/07
      12.   Good for Israel, Holland is trying to sell weapon-systems as well 19:55  |  Mark B. 09/12/07
      13.   2Otto Rand, Your admiration for the US, on 1-10 scale = ? 20:03  |  Rob 09/12/07
      14.   #10 was meant for #1 - but good for anyone against weapons sales! 20:04  |  redmike 09/12/07
      15.   Israel, light onto the nations 20:16  |  Maya 09/12/07
      16.   #1 Joe - USA 20:18  |  * BEN JABO 09/12/07
      17.   #2 Otto Rand 20:20  |  * BEN JABO 09/12/07
      18.   #3 Manna from hell 20:22  |  * BEN JABO 09/12/07
      19.   #1 Joe; A racist to the core! 20:24  |  Murray of Montreal 09/12/07
      20.   #4 Axel - back from under the rock 20:24  |  * BEN JABO 09/12/07
      21.   Peace is bad for arms busines 20:31  |  Dav 09/12/07
      22.   Why are US taxpayers giving billions in arms to Israel each year? 21:01  |  1 state solution 09/12/07
      23.   Swiss and Norwegians try to make peace rather than weapons 21:19  |  1 state solution 09/12/07
      24.   Worlds largest weapons exporters 1990-2006 21:33  |  Johnny 09/12/07
      25.   to "1 state solution" I agree but 21:39  |  uday 09/12/07
      26.   Swiss and Norway not surrounded by Meshugginah neighbors 21:41  |  Yadu 09/12/07
      27.   # 23 - "needing security is hogwash" ? 21:54  |  redmike 09/12/07
      28.   #22 - your post hardly warrants a reply but 22:05  |  redmike 09/12/07
      29.   your facts straight 22:09  |  Dan 09/12/07
      30.   Of course Israel 22:12  |  James 09/12/07
      31.   to: one state solution 22:20  |  Sam 09/12/07
      32.   the arms market must be very small if Israel is number 4 22:21  |  zionist forever 09/12/07
      33.   Unbelievable Biased Responses 22:21  |  leo 09/12/07
      34.   Hey!! A word about US, Russians, Frenchs and Brits!! No saints... 22:47  |  Alain 09/12/07
      35.   Not true statistics: arms in black market, to Hizbollah, Hamas... 22:48  |  Alain 09/12/07
      36.   #3-2 Manna from Hell 22:50  |  * BEN JABO 09/12/07
      37.   #22 1 state problem 22:52  |  * BEN JABO 09/12/07
      38.   25/Uday - Transfer is Ethnic Cleansing Rightful Inhabitnats 23:02  |  1 state solution 09/12/07
      39.   26/27/28 Truth Beats Propoganda Every time 23:08  |  1 state solution 09/12/07
      40.   Israel sells DEFENSIVE weapons, more than anyone else 23:10  |  David 09/12/07
      41.   31/ Jews don`t have same right as some other groups 23:14  |  1 state solution 09/12/07
      42.   redmike #28 23:20  |  Veritas 09/12/07
      43.   I feel very proud that Israel is in top 4-Mazaltov Israel 23:51  |  Alan 09/12/07
      44.   Is the "One State Solution" for Jews the "Final"one or Alaska? 23:53  |  Alan 09/12/07
      45.   The reason for this is that Israel was forced 23:57  |  TOMY 09/12/07
      46.   I am glad 00:14  |  alex 10/12/07
      47.   Israel needs someway of gaining money doesn`t it? 00:31  |  Joey 10/12/07
      48.   # 28 00:37  |  Axel 10/12/07
      49.   Who exports arms? 00:51  |  Ofer 10/12/07
      50.   Self Destructive Israel. 01:24  |  AYA 10/12/07
      51.   See? How non-believers of death cult asslam 01:28  |  cristo 10/12/07
      52.   Israel now world`s fourth largest weapons exporter 01:36  |  Stanley 10/12/07
      53.   Technologicaly Israel is the brain to the world 01:45  |  TOMY 10/12/07
      54.   Good news 01:54  |  rich 10/12/07
      55.   Ottomatik 02:09  |  Mark Lincoln 10/12/07
      56.   In response to 41 02:10  |  Sam 10/12/07
      57.   Tomy - gilding the lilly arn`t you? 02:14  |  Mark Lincoln 10/12/07
      58.   #57 Lincoln (Abe would be ashamed) 03:20  |  * BEN JABO 10/12/07
      59.   #57 Mark Lincoln,cell pfone technology 05:07  |  TOMY 10/12/07
      60.   Re: so welfare sucking zion is now 4th biggest arms proliferater? 06:48  |  Israeli 10/12/07
      61.   numbers 06:58  |  democrat 10/12/07
      62.   ben jabo #58 07:01  |  democrat 10/12/07
      63.   arms exports 12:21  |  ROB OF MELBOURNE AUS 10/12/07
      64.   Ki MI Tzion Tetzeh........ 14:25  |  Yaakov Sullivan 10/12/07
      65.   democrat, you must understand that ben jabo 14:54  |  Yaakov Sullivan 10/12/07
      66.   the Lavi 17:13  |  Fair Trade 10/12/07
      67.   #62 Democrat 18:09  |  * BEN JABO 10/12/07
      68.   #62 Democrat 18:16  |  * BEN JABO 10/12/07
      69.   wars in the past 18:26  |  sallah eddine 10/12/07
      70.   #42 & 48 - Israel is the like the 51st State 19:06  |  redmike 10/12/07
      71.   a mormon`s criticism of 2 state solution 20:09  |  Art 10/12/07
      72.   #41 - and who did Utah belong to 232 years ago? 20:32  |  redmike 10/12/07
      73.   Number 4 21:24  |  P. J. Casey 10/12/07
      74.   good news 21:57  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 10/12/07
      75.   to "1 state solution" I agree but 22:07  |  Peace Activist 10/12/07
      76.   Congratulations! 22:36  |  Ajay Kaur 10/12/07
      77.   Ben Jabo 07:05  |  Stephen in New York 11/12/07
      78.   "Merchants of Death" 08:19  |  Israel_is_Done 11/12/07
      79.   Thai army 09:08  |  Sarnathakpur 11/12/07
      80.   Democrat re: Turncoat Sullivan 18:39  |  * BEN JABO 11/12/07
      81.   #78 Israel is here to stay 18:40  |  * BEN JABO 11/12/07
      82.   # 22 19:15  |  Barry 11/12/07
      83.   # 23 to the intellectual from Provo, Utah 19:17  |  Barry 11/12/07
      84.   Jihadists, Thank You for Supporting Israel!!! 19:32  |  Barry 11/12/07
      85.   #23 No State Solution 20:23  |  * BEN JABO 11/12/07
      86.   #77 Stephen in NY & Democrat 03:11  |  * BEN JABO 12/12/07
      87.   #77-2 Stephen in NY & Democrat 03:21  |  * BEN JABO 12/12/07
      88.   #77-3 Stephen & Democrat 05:12  |  * BEN JABO 12/12/07
      89.   #77-4 Stephen & Democrat 17:25  |  * BEN JABO 12/12/07
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