T. Belman. So much for recognizing our right of self defense.
Biden administration sold Israel M16s on conditise.on they would not be distributed to security squads in Judea and Samaria, report says.
Israel’s government requested to urgently purchase thousands of weapons following the October 7 massacre of 1,400 Israelis. However, according to four US and Israeli officials familiar with the matter, the US agreed to the sale only on condition that the weapons not be used in Judea and Samaria, due to the US concerns that such a move would increase tensions in the area.
Axios quoted a source as naming Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) as one of the lawmakers who raised concerns about the potential diversion of arms to Judea and Samaria, and who asked that any sales not be used to fuel “extremist violence against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank.”
The US does not usually place such conditions on weapons sales to Israel, Ravid noted.
Ravid added that the US State Department could only comment that “diplomatic consultations took place to address potential concerns on this deal.”
“We received assurances from the Israelis that these rifles will only go to Israeli national police-controlled units,” Jessica Lewis, the assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs, told Axios.
Last month, Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan signed a deal with the IWI to purchase hundreds of “Arad” assault rifles, a modified M4 used by the elite units of the IDF.
Prior to the deal, the needs of the settlements were mapped, and the matter was coordinated with the IDF and the security forces.
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Israel can use cheaper labor in India and develop their own weapons. Can’t depend on one source only! That is suicidal.
1) Biden and the Democrats don’t trust the Jews of Israel with rifles
2) The entire Left in Israel don’t trust the Jews of Israel with rifles
3) The Jews of Israel will continue to be murdered needlessly until this changes
@ Seb – Israel’s homegrown IWI Tavor TAR-21 assault rifle has been the standard-issue weapon of Israel’s infantry since 2009.
@Ted Shhh. 😀
I would not be surprised to learn that India is secretly resupplying Israel.
“What gun do Israeli soldiers carry?
Tavor
They’ll be armed with Israel’s TAR-21 “Tavor,” a second-generation indigenous assault rifle that replaced American-made M16 and M4 rifles and the country’s own Galil rifles in the IDF. Designed and built by Israel Weapon Industries, the Tavor is a bullpup-type rifle.Oct 23, 2023”
List of equipment of the Israel Defense Forces – Wikipedia
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“They locally manufacture the Zion Z-15 AR15, Tavor and Galil rifles, TS12 15+1 round semi-automatic shotgun as well as the Zion SBR, Jericho, Masada and Galil pistols, among others.”
Israel Weapon Industries – Wikipedia
“Why is the Galil banned?
Holding aloft one of the banned weapons–an Israeli-made Galil rifle–Higgins pointed out some of the accouterments that led to its prohibition: a folding stock, a night sight, a flash suppressor on the end that could serve as a grenade launcher, its ability to accept a bayonet lug, a pistol grip and a large magazine.Jul 9, 1989″
Assault Gun Ban Made Permanent : U.S. Embargoes 43 Military-Style …”
So what happens if an M16 is photohraphed in the hands of an Israeli in J&S that he took from a Palestinian while protecting his family with his bare hands. And then we find out that the US abandoned it in Afghanistan and it made its way via smuggling routes into the arms of the PA?
Like JoeBama would say, “Come on, man!”
Israel makes better small arms than the M16 and no longer issues this to its own soldiers.
Is the U.S. the only country Israel can buy weapons from?