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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.
01:26On estime en 2024 qu'Israël est exporté pour un total de 14 milliards approximativement de dollars et environ la moitié de cette somme serait due à des exportations à destination des Etats européens.
01:39Les Etats européens achètent aux fabricants d'armes israéliens, notamment des missiles anti-aériens, des missiles anti-chars, des drones, des munitions pour des armes légères et de petit calibre, des systèmes électroniques, donc tout de même des choses assez variées.
01:53Parmi les Etats qui achètent ces équipements à Israël figurent notamment la Roumanie, l'Allemagne, le Danemark, l'Estonie.
02:00For analysts, it's difficult to predict if other member countries may also decide to suspend imports.
02:07Israeli defense firms have branches and subsidiaries in Europe, but don't always sell their weapons directly through them.
02:14Sometimes, as is the case with Madrid, it may be a matter of companies joining forces to develop these technologies in Europe.
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