arms industry

Attendees inspect Israeli-made firearms at the Defense Tech Expo in Tel Aviv, February 17, 2026. (Oren Ziv)
Arms sales to Israel are slowing. But that’s only half the story
By continuing to purchase weapons from Israel, foreign states are sustaining the infrastructure, expertise, and financing it needs to wage its next war.
By Sahar Vardi August 19, 2026
Leandra Rollo seen behind a glass screen at the trial of the Palestine Action 'Ulm 5,' charged with breaking into Elbit's offices in southern Germany, at the Stannheim prison complex near Stuttgart, April 27, 2026. (Ignacio Rosaslanda)
‘Extraordinarily far-reaching’ Palestine Action trial gets underway in Germany
The ‘Ulm 5’ are facing prison time over a break-in at an Israeli weapons firm, in a case experts warn could set a precedent for criminalizing direct action.
By Hanno Hauenstein April 28, 2026
Sahar Vardi (Courtesy)
PODCAST: How Israel sells militarism at home and abroad
Sahar Vardi discusses the human and political costs of Israel's flourishing arms industry, and the deep societal shifts demilitarization would require.
By +972 Magazine March 27, 2026
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz holds a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, December 7, 2025. (Alex Kolomoisky/POOL)
Germany never stopped arming Israel’s genocide
A new bilateral cybersecurity deal and the continued flow of weapons leave little ambiguity about Germany's stance: not accountability, but normalization.
By Hanno Hauenstein January 20, 2026
A speaker at the DefenseTech Summit at Tel Aviv University, December 10, 2024 (DefenseTech Summit)
With Gaza war and Trump’s return, Silicon Valley embraces a military renaissance
At Israel’s first DefenseTech Summit, corporate leaders and army officials openly touted their partnership in AI-driven warfare and surveillance.
By Sophia Goodfriend December 31, 2024
Israeli soldiers fire mortar shells toward targets in the Gaza Strip near the Gaza fence, January 3, 2024. (Flash90)
Gaza war offers the ultimate marketing tool for Israeli arms companies
As investors worldwide drop cash on Israeli start-ups for 'battle-tested' weapons, defense tech CEOs are poised to be the war’s only victors.
By Sophia Goodfriend January 17, 2024
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the Cyber Conference at Tel Aviv University, July 21, 2021. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
At Israel’s Cyber Week, generals and CEOs sell warfare as a techno-utopia
The human cost of surveillance and weaponry is hard to remember when the business of militarism is dressed up like a Silicon Valley work retreat.
By Sophia Goodfriend August 15, 2022
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Base Commander Brigadier General Peleg Niago, during a visit to the Air Force base in Tel Nof to meet with foreign air force commanders, May 23, 2018. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
Oil, guns, and gas: How Gulf money will fuel Israel’s arms industry
Israel and its new Arab allies are striking major deals to advance fossil fuel projects — endangering the region's stability and the global climate.
By Sahar Vardi December 8, 2020
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the UAE Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain attend the Abraham Accords Signing Ceremony at the White House in Washington, USA, September 15, 2020. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)
The real winners in the Israel-UAE deal? Arms dealers
The normalization agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates was presented as a peace deal. In reality, it's a license for weapons manufacturers to expand their customer base.
By Sahar Vardi October 8, 2020
Israeli soldiers belonging to the IDF's Sky Rider unit seen during a training drill at the Tze'elim army base, August 5, 2013. The Sky Rider Unit operates unmanned aerial vehicles manufactured by Elbit Systems. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
Israel’s arms exports: A decade of war and new markets
As Europe stops relying on Israel for arms exports, the Jewish state is looking for new markets, forging alliances with right-wing authoritarians who will likely use those weapons against their own citizens. By Ryan Wentz and Sahar Vardi Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez was supposed to light a torch during Israel’s 70th Independence Day ceremony next week.…
By +972 Magazine April 12, 2018
An installation in Jaffa overlooking Tel Aviv, set up ahead of Tel Aviv Pride week. (Tel Aviv Pride Parade Facebook page)
Tel Aviv’s week of Pride and militarism
Next week, as tourists descend on Tel Aviv for the yearly pride parade, a separate international contingent will touch down in the city for a high-profile arms fair. By Tanya Rubinstein The upcoming Tel Aviv Pride parade has set social media, the streets and the queer community alight. In preparation for the June 9 march, the…
By Haokets June 1, 2017
A torn Israeli flag seen at the settlement of Gevaot, September 2, 2014. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
The true price Israel pays for the occupation
Both the economic and political elite in Israel benefit from the occupation in different ways. The longer the occupation persists, the wider become the gaps between these two ‘1 percents’ and the rest of the country.  By Shlomo Swirski What is the cost to Israel of the occupation? And who in Israel is paying it?…
By +972 Magazine May 17, 2017
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Mrs Sara Netanyahu depart for Uganda from Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion Airport, July 4, 2016. (Kobi Gideon / GPO)
Netanyahu’s Africa tour: A spit in the face of those Israel helps oppress
The Israeli public and its government need to internalize that ‘Israel’s pride,’ its wildly successful military export industry, has been an unending nightmare for the people of Africa. How can Netanyahu look the Rwandan and Ugandan people in the eyes? By Itay Mack Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is currently on a tour of African states…
By +972 Magazine July 6, 2016
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