A trip through time at Restoran Chen Fatt in Seri Kembangan where the paper-wrapped chicken, ‘mui choy kau yoke’ are as good as everThe US has long been by far the largest arms supplier to Israel , followed by Germany — whose strong support for Israel reflects in part atonement for the Nazi Holocaust — and Italy.
Two countries, Canada and the Netherlands, have halted arms shipments to Israel this year over concern they could be used in ways violating international humanitarian law — causing civilian casualties and destruction of residential areas — in Gaza.Most of Gaza’s dead from Israeli bombardments and ground offensives have been civilians, international rights groups say. Israel says it does not target civilians, accusing Hamas militants of hiding among them, which the militants deny.
In 2016 the US and Israel signed a third 10-year Memorandum of Understanding covering the 2018-2028 period providing for US$38 billion in military aid, US$33 billion in grants to buy military equipment and US$5 billion for missile defence systems. Israel received 69 per cent of its military aid from the US in the 2019-2023 period, according to a March fact sheet issued by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute .
Washington has helped fund the development of Israel’s “David’s Sling” system, designed to shoot down rockets fired from distances of 100km to 200km away.German defence export approvals for Israel rose nearly tenfold to 326.5 million euros in 2023 compared with 2022 as Berlin treated permit requests as a priority after Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel that triggered the Gaza war.
Weapons exported included 3,000 portable anti-tank weapons and 500,000 rounds of ammunition for automatic or semi-automatic firearms. Germany provided about 30 per cent of Israel’s military aid in 2019-23, according to SIPRI figures.A Foreign Ministry source confirmed on May 9 that Italy had halted new export approvals since the start of the Gaza war. “Everything stopped. And the last orders were delivered in November,” the source told Reuters.
In December alone, Italy sent 1.3 million euros worth of arms to Israel, triple the level of the same month in 2022.
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