Weapons sales

Europe should be begging for Israeli defense tech, not boycotting it- opinion

The continent that cannot produce a credible domestic alternative, has not fought a peer war in half a century, and is now locking out the only people qualified to equip it

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems at the 2024 Singapore Airshow
Turkey's Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu stands next to Turkish made intercontinental ballistic missile Yildirimhan at the SAHA 2026 International Defence and Aerospace Exhibition in Istanbul, Turkey, May 8, 2026.

As Europe rearms, Turkey pushes for deeper integration into Western defense markets - analysis

 THE THREE biggest companies of Israel’s defense industry are Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Israel Aerospace Industries, and Elbit Systems.

Europe condemns Israel while arms makers buy billions in Israeli weapons - opinion

Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao and Commandant of the Marine Corps General Eric Smith prepare to testify before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense about the Navy's FY2027 budget at the U.S. Capitol on May 12, 2026.

US pauses $14 billion Taiwan arms sale over Iran war, acting US Navy secretary says


US weapons were used in deadly Israeli Rafah strike, say munition experts

The experts stated that the serial numbers visible on the fragments of the munitions matched those for a manufacturer of GBU-39 parts based in California.

 Palestinians make their way as they inspect the damages at Jabalya refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip, May 30, 2024

US expected to lift ban on sale of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia - report

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said the US and Saudi Arabia were very close to concluding a set of agreements on nuclear energy, security and defense cooperation.

 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends the U.S.-Arab Quint Meeting with representatives from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and the Palestinian Authority, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 29, 2024.

WH: Biden’s positions not inconsistent following approval of $1b. new weapons transfers to Israel

Jean-Pierre added that the White House’s messaging on Rafah has been consistent, and so has its messaging about Israel’s right to defend itself.

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a visit to Gateway Technical College in Sturtevant, Wisconsin, US, May 8, 2024

US State Dept moves $1b. weapons aid for Israel to congressional review, US official says

Biden's support for Israel in its war against Hamas has emerged as a political liability for the president, particularly among young Democrats, as he runs for re-election this year.

 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken makes a statement during a press conference at the State Department in Washington, U.S., May 10, 2024.

Republicans paint Biden as terrorist sympathizer

Biden is seen to be capitulating to terror to swing state voters and campus protesters.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden meets PA head Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem, in 2022. Biden has proposed restoring the Palestinian Authority in Gaza and reaping peace with Saudi Arabia, the writer notes.

US holding up weapons shipments to Israel for last two weeks, source says

The delay is an alleged attempt by the US to send a message to Israel about operating in Rafah without an appropriate and credible humanitarian plan.

 Aviation ordonancemen stand next to JSOW (Joint Standoff Weapon) (left) and JDAM satellite guided bombs (right) aboard the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier in the northern Gulf April 9, 2003

Democratic congressman: Wants ‘assurances’ before approving sale of fighter jets to Israel

“It is enough of the indiscriminate bombing. I don’t want the kinds of weapons that Israel has to be utilized to have more death," Rep. Gregory Meeks said on Tuesday.

 House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (D-NY) questions Ukraine's Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin during a hearing on alleged "Russian war crimes and other atrocities in Ukraine," on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 19, 2023.

Pelosi joins call for Biden to stop transfer of US weapons to Israel

A letter was signed by Pelosi and 36 other Democrats including Representatives Barbara Lee, Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

 US President Joe Biden speaks to US Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) as he arrives in San Francisco, California, US February 21, 2024.

Egyptian counter-terrorism specialist argues that not selling weapons to Israel is antisemitic

Hassan's critiques weapon sales policies, concerned about antisemitism in the UK, and the impact of demographic changes on politics. He calls for unity within the Jewish community.

 People protest on Vauxhall Bridge during a march in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in London, Britain, November 11, 2023.

US week approved transfer of thousands of bombs to Israel this week, official says

Despite criticisms following the death of WCK aid workers in the Gaza Strip, the US approved a transfer of a thousand additional bombs to Israel, but will only arrive next year.

 An Israeli soldier walks next to items found inside a workshop which they claim was used for weapon production and located on the lower floors of a residential building in the northern Gaza Strip, November 8, 2023.