The German-Israeli missile controversy of 1978: On the handling of arms exports from coproduction by the social liberal federal government [Der deutsch-israelische Raketenstreit von 1978: Zum Umgang der sozialliberalen Bundesregierung mit Rüstungsexporten aus Koproduktion]

מאת: Leber H.
פורסם ב: Vierteljahrshefte fur Zeitgeschichte
תיאור: The news that France would deliver modern anti-tank missiles to Syria led to disquiet in Israel in 1978. The missiles were being produced within the context of German-French armaments cooperation. Therefore, Israel demanded that the West German government prevent the weapons deal. Months of conflict between Bonn and Jerusalem followed, which Hubert Leber investigates here using archival sources from both countries for the first time. The analysis offers insights into the normative development of German armaments exports and Israel policy. The Schmidt/Genscher government outwardly proclaimed its impotence. In fact, it decided not to use an internally preserved veto option regarding exports from armaments cooperation partner countries. One of the consequences was that Israeli soldiers were injured or killed by German military technology during the Lebanon War of 1982. © 2019 Walter de Gruyter GmbH.
SDGs : SDG 16  |  יחידות:   | מועד: 2019 |  קישור