United States and West German Aid to Israel (ص 29)
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- United States and West German Aid to Israel (ص 29)
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other. This meant that the delivery of arms to Israel always
exceeded that of any one Arab State.
3 — The refusal of a country to enter in an «arms
race» policy, implies that it should also abstain from in-
direct promotion and involvement in that «arms race», The
U.S. policy, certainly, did not conform to this principle.
In spite of all the western declarations, the year 1962
witnessed the adoption of a new line of policy by the US.
Government. On 26 September of that year, it was an-
nounced in Washington that the U.S. had agreed to sell
short-range «Hawk» missiles to Israel. The sale of these
missiles constituted a reversal of the previous policy of the
U.S., viz., that it will not be a source of arms supply to
any nation in the M.E. (32)
The years 1962-1966 witnessed the delivery of large
amourfts of military aid to Israel. On 26 September, 1962,
the U.S. Government declared that it will supply Israel with
«Hawk» missiles, (defensive guided missiles developed for
the U.S. army and described as a 17-foot, 1,275-1b., solid
fuel supersonic weapon able tm hit targets as high as
38,000 feet).(33)
On 5 February, 1966, the U.S. State Department
confirmed that the U.S. Government had sold «patton»
tanks to Israel «over the year». (34)
On 20 May, 1966, Israel announced that an agreement
had been reached with the U.S. Government to sell Israel
«tactical Jet bombers», later it was discovered that the
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- المنشئ
- Abdul-Rahman, Asa'd
- عبد الرحمن، أسعد
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