Arms embargo: Can Israeli military technology be decoupled from Europe's?
Spain has decided to follow Slovenia's lead and ban all arms trading with Israel. But the decision is not without its consequences for the Spanish armed forces.
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00:00Spain has imposed a total arms embargo on Israel, but the suspension of imports is causing problems.
00:10Madrid mainly imported ammunition, rocket launchers, anti-tank missiles, and radio and transmission systems from the Jewish state.
00:19The termination of these defense contracts poses problems for army units which utilize this equipment.
00:25At the end, the police will receive probably not the type of ammunition they prefer and our pilot will delay the training because the Israeli firm will not partake our current aircraft.
00:48And probably our industry will have difficulty to find new companies and markets for those missiles and multi-rockets launchers.
01:08Several European countries have partially banned arms sales to Israel, but only Slovenia in July and Spain in September extended the ban to purchases.
01:19Experts say these total suspensions should be followed closely as Europe is the main market for the Israeli defense industry.
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