Participation shrinks at Israeli arms exhibition in wake of Gaza genocide: Report
The Israeli regime’s largest weapons exhibition since the start of its war of genocide in Gaza in October 2023 has drawn significantly fewer participants than previous years, even as Tel Aviv’s arms exports continue to climb.
The regime’s +972 Magazine carried the report on Monday, detailing the proportions of the two-day event that was held last week at a Tel Aviv convention center and sponsored by Israel Aerospace Industries.
While Israeli arms sales have increased by more than 18 percent since 2022, the scale of this year’s event was notably smaller than pre-2023 exhibitions, it wrote.
The 2022 edition of the event reported 12,000 visitors and delegations from 36 countries. By contrast, the hall used for the recent expo accommodated only 450 participants.
The outlet cited a leaked internal document indicating that organizers struggled to secure the roughly 20 invited international delegations, with several apparently not attending.
Observers noted fewer foreign officials and less English spoken on the exhibition floor, with most attendees appearing to be Israeli representatives of firms headquartered inside the occupied territories.
Embargo tide
The smaller expo came as around two dozen countries have announced plans to halt or restrict arms trade with the regime. Spain, the United Kingdom, and the Philippines have canceled previously signed deals in the past year.
At the expo, an American accountant remarked, “It’s just disappointing that Elbit and Rafael aren’t here at all,” referring to two of the regime’s largest weapons manufacturers.
Spain canceled a €285-million ($335-million) deal in June to buy Spike missiles from Rafael. Croatia and Serbia also announced halts to arms deals with Tel Aviv. Colombia is also part of a bloc calling for sanctions on the regime.
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The regime has invited a whole host of global punitive measures and protests since the launch of the genocide that has so far claimed the lives of more than 72,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, wounded over 171,000 others, and damaged about 90 percent of Gaza’s civilian infrastructure.
Various media outlets have, however, warned that, despite embargoes, arms transactions might continue through alternative channels.
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