9-1-2015 ‘In an endless war on terror, we are all doomed to become Palestinians’ - Jonathan Cook Middle East Eye

http://www.middleeasteye.net/in-depth/features/endless-war-terror-we-are-all-doomed-become-palestinians-1441741137

 

Halper's new book sheds light on the arms industry, arguing that Israel is now the go-to nation for armies and police forces around the world.

 

Israel's arms industry isn't just aimed at making money. "It puts Israel at the table with NATO countries." Israel conducts military exercises with NATO, and helps develop Watchkeeper drones for the Europeans.

It also has increasingly close ties, says Halper, with regimes that are ostensibly its enemy, such as Saudi Arabia. "The Saudis are funding ISIS [Islamic State], so how does one explain their alliance with Israel? The common denominator is 'security politics'. No two countries have interests more alike than Israel and Saudi Arabia..."

Posted by Judith Ferster, AIME member

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