Canada to Cease Arms Exports to Israel

Following the passage of a motion proposed by the New Democratic Party (NDP) in Canada’s House of Commons, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Melanie Joly, has committed on Tuesday, March 19, to ceasing future arms exports to Israel. The cessation is a step up from the temporary slow of application receival for defense exports to…

200 Legislators from 13 Countries Oppose Arms Exports to Israel

Intense Israeli bombardment and ground operations as well as heavy fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups continue to be reported across much of the Gaza Strip, particularly in Az Zaitoun area of Gaza city and in northwest Khan Younis, resulting in further civilian casualties, displacement, and destruction of houses and other civilian infrastructure.…

Israel’s Arms Exports Flourish Amid Abraham Accords

Israeli defense industries reported new contracts of arms exports worth a cumulative $11.3 billion in 2021 – up from $8.6 billion in 2020. According a report published in Haaretz on Sunday, the Defense Ministry’s International Defense Cooperation Directorate, the volume of Israel’s military and security exports surged by 30 percent over the prior year. A…