TRIBUNNEWS.COM – Israel refuses to allow German to sell missile anti-tank spike ke Ukraineaccording to US media reports, Axios on Wednesday (26/5/2022) yesterday.
The missile was manufactured in German under license Israel. Because of that, Israel must approve the delivery.
The United States (US) also persuaded to get approval from high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Defense Israel during his visit to Washington in early May.
However, Israel remained firm in its stance to refuse the permit.
Apparently, it was because Israel afraid that Russian soldiers would be killed by their weapons and could harm their interests Israel in Syria.
“Israel is concerned that Russian soldiers could be killed by Israeli-made weapons, which would then cause Moscow to harm Tel Aviv’s security interests in Syria,” a senior Israeli official told Axios. RussiaToday.
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This issue arose about two weeks ago, when the Director General of the Ministry of Defense IsraelAmir Eshel, visiting the US.
The Pentagon’s Undersecretary of Policy, Colin Kahl, has asked German to export Spikes Missiles to Ukraine.
However Eshel refused and told Kahl that Israel will only supply non-lethal military equipment to Ukraine.
When the Minister of Defense Israel Benny Gantz went to Washington last Wednesday, a question about missile did not appear in his meetings with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and White House National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan.
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