{"id":45641,"date":"2014-08-11T12:00:05","date_gmt":"2014-08-11T11:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=45641"},"modified":"2015-05-05T21:30:46","modified_gmt":"2015-05-05T20:30:46","slug":"spain-freezes-arms-exports-to-israel-over-gaza-op","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2014\/08\/spain-freezes-arms-exports-to-israel-over-gaza-op\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain Freezes Arms Exports to Israel over Gaza Op"},"content":{"rendered":"

5 Aug 2014 – This is the second country to announce sanctions over weapons sale to Israel in the past 24 hours.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Spanish demonstrators protest against the Israeli campaign in Gaza, Madrid, July 31, 2014. Photo by AP<\/p><\/div>\n

The Spanish government decided to temporarily freeze arms and military technology exports to Israel over the offensive in the Gaza Strip, the Spanish daily El Pais reported on Monday [4 Aug 2014].<\/p>\n

Spain is the second country to announce sanctions over arms sale to Israel in the past 24 hours, after Britain said it was reviewing all arms export licenses<\/a> to Israel. A similar move was taken by the British government after Operation Cast Lead in 2009.<\/p>\n

The decision to freeze weapons exports from Spain to Israel was reached on Thursday, during a session of the inter-ministerial committee on arms manufacturing. Committee members include officials from the Prime Minister’s Office, Economy Ministry, Foreign Ministry, Defense Ministry and the Finance Ministry.<\/p>\n

Arms exports from Spain to Israel are fairly limited. In 2013, weapons sale was 5 million euro \u2013 1 percent of all Spanish security exports. Spain provides Israel with missile parts, fuses from hand grenades, mortar parts, electro-optical equipment and fire control systems.<\/p>\n

Spanish officials told El Pais, however, that the purpose of the move was sending Israel a diplomatic signal. The decision will be reviewed again at the next committee session in September.<\/p>\n

Israel launched an offensive against Hamas almost four weeks ago following a surge in cross-border rocket salvoes. Gaza officials say 1,797 Palestinians, most of them civilians, have been killed, while Israel has lost 64 soldiers in combat and three civilians to Palestinian shelling.<\/p>\n

Go to Original \u2013 haaretz.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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