Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
2003 Israel Special Weapons News
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- ISRAEL / INDIA VOA 26 Dec 2003 -- Israeli officials have flown to India to complete the sale of sophisticated spy planes to India. The arms deal, one of the largest ever made by Israel, is worth more than one billion U-S dollars.
- An offensive threat December 22, 2003 Kislev 27, 5764 Haaretz -- Responding to one listener's concerns about an Israeli operation against Iran's nuclear facilities that would cause harm to innocent civilians in the vicinity of the attack, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said that in such a strike, if carried out, Israel would make sure not to cause civilian casualties. In a decade and more of Israeli statements on the question of the Iranian threat, this has been the most virulent yet.
- Berlin confirms cancellation of Sharon`s visit to Germany IRNA 28 Nov 2003 -- The German government Friday confirmed foreign press reports that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had cancelled his upcoming trip to Germany.
- U.S. Deducts $289.5 Million From Israeli Loan Guarantees Washington File 26 Nov 2003 -- State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher said the United States is deducting $289.5 million from its loan guarantees to Israel due to concerns over Israeli settlement building and its construction of a security fence.
- Illegal Israeli actions in Occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory - Report of the Secretary-General prepared pursuant to General Assembly resolution ES-10/13 United Nations 24 Nov 2003 -- A/ES-10/248 - Israel is not in compliance with the Assembly’s demand that it “stop and reverse the construction of the wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory”. [PDF]
- Germany halts delivery of submarines to Israel IRNA 24 Nov 2003 -- The German government has unexpectedly halted the delivery of two German `Dolphin` submarines to Israel, citing fears of a new arms race in the Mideast region, the weekly Focus magazine said Monday.
- Syria warns Israel over dumping nuclear waste in its lands IRNA 20 Nov 2003 -- Syria on Wednesday warned Israel over dumping nuclear waste in the Syrian lands of Golan Heights.
- EUROBAROMETER POLL'S MISTRUST OF ISRAEL KEYED TO ITS POLICIES US Dept. of State IIP, Foreign media Reaction November 7, 2003
- Germans in talks with Israelis over delivery of two submarines: daily IRNA 06 Nov 2003 -- Germany`s leading shipyard company HDW is reportedly involved in negotiations with Israel to construct two more German `Dolphin` submarines which could be modified to carry nuclear warheads on them, the daily Berliner Zeitung said Thursday.
- UK breaches own guides by selling arms to Israel KCNA 05 Nov 2003 -- Large amounts of British arms and internal security equipment are continuing to be sold to Israel in breach of the UK government`s own guidelines, it was reported Wednesday.
- Bush to Provide $2.22 Billion for Israeli Military Aid in FY 05 Washington File 04 Nov 2003 -- The Bush administration is seeking to provide Israel with $2.22 billion in military assistance in fiscal year 2005, according to a media note released November 3 by the State Department.
- Germany donates 200 million dollars to Israel to buy arms IRNA 14 Oct 2003 -- Germany has donated 200 million dollars to the criminal Israeli regime to buy sophisticated arms, while Berlin has also allowed the Jewish state to keep the German Patriot missile systems which were loaned to Tel Aviv before the Iraq war, the website Nahost Focus reported Tuesday.
- Kharrazi: Israeli nuclear arsenal main threat against regional peace IRNA 28 May 2003 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi here on Wednesday called the nuclear arsenal of the Zionist regime of Israel as the main threat against peace and security in the region.
