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Israel’s Supply of Weapons to Baku Threatens Alliance with Armenia

by Contributor
July 20, 2020
in Armenia, Artsakh, Commentary, Latest, Op-Ed, Top Stories
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Artsakh forces downed an Azerbaijani Orbiter-3 drone, which is made in Israel
Artsakh forces downed an Azerbaijani Orbiter-3 drone, which is made in Israel

BY YARON WEISS

Israeli arms dealers doing business with dictatorial states has devastating consequences both internally and externally for Israel.

Last week Azerbaijan used Israeli-made missiles, drones and high-technology weapons to hit military targets and civilians in Armenia, resulting in loss of Armenian lives and damage to civilian structures such as schools and factories.

In Israel, it has been suggested that it is developing close relations with Azerbaijan, including the weapons trade, as part of a strategic military campaign against Iran. But I believe that this is a smoke screen for laundering arms trade with the dictatorial regime of Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan has a long border with Iran, the population of Azeris living in Iranian territory is double that of the entire population of Azerbaijan. Therefore, I don’t believe that the regime in Baku will endanger its people in Iran and its own political survival by forming a military alliance with Israel—Iran’s great enemy. The purpose of the arms deals between Azerbaijan and Israel is for improving Azerbaijan’s military competence against Armenia and enriching the cash flow of the Israel’s military industrial complex.

Azerbaijan continues to condemn Israel in every international forum, along with other Muslim countries around the world (including Iran).

So far, Azerbaijan has not opened an embassy in Tel Aviv, even though there has been an Israeli embassy in Baku since the early 1990s.

The Azerbaijani army used Israeli-made weapons to attack Armenia, an Israeli-friendly country that only recently announced its intention to open an embassy in Tel Aviv. The President of Armenia even visited Israel last January and met with top officials.

The author, Yaron Weiss, at an Armenian Genocide commemoration protest in Jerusalem
The author, Yaron Weiss, at an Armenian Genocide commemoration protest in Jerusalem

It is absolutely clear that one of the goals of Israeli weapons exports is to inject cash into the weapons industry in order to enable the continued development of military hardware for Israel’s Defense Forces. Israeli arms industries need weapons exports like oxygen to the body. They cannot afford to be dependent on the local market alone.

However, it seems that the security relations with Azerbaijan deviate from normal supplier-customer relations. It seems that Israeli weapons traders are trying hard to persuade their customers in Baku to purchase advanced types of weapons, that Armenia cannot get. (Azerbaijan’s defense budget is four times higher than Armenia’s defense budget).

The use of high technology weapons made in Israel by the Azerbaijani army is increasing the level of violence in the conflict by encouraging the Azerbaijanis to launch attacks against the Armenian army, knowing that it will be very difficult  for them to defend. These include fire control systems, missiles, “suicide” drones and more.

The leaders of the Israel’s arms industries and its government are not showing solidarity and friendship toward Armenia—an ally of Israel.

Therefore the Israeli society won’t  be surprised that there is no friendship and solidarity among themselves, as reflected in the most precarious social situation in recent times.

Yaron Weiss is an activist and writer based in Israel. He is a staunch advocate Armenian Genocide recognition by Israel. He has traveled extensively in Armenia and is a frequent contributor to Asbarez.

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  1. novellian says:
    2 years ago

    wonderful and fair-minded Israeli. wish we had more like Yaron Weisses!

    Reply
  2. Gabriel Karpouzian says:
    2 years ago

    Is Armenia an ally of Israel? This is a wishful thinking on the part of Yaron Weiss, an Israeli writer, who has been advocating the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by his government. His personal recognition of the Genocide should be acknowledged and welcomed by the Armenians. However, the notion that Armenia is an ally of Israel therefore the latter must recognize the Genocide is not supported by any fact on the ground. What kind of alliance would allow a country to sell advanced weapons to another country at war with its ally? Unfortunately, the Armenian government had expressed its desire to open an embassy in Israel knowing full well that Israel has been selling weapons to Azerbaijan and training its military on the use of the weapons systems. If the embassy is opened the vital relations between Armenia and Iran will be jeapordized and the Armenian national security will be at risk.

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    • Raffi says:
      2 years ago

      @Gabriel Karpouzian: I agree with you, good relations with Israel = bad relations with Iran, I prefer and trust more Iran than Israel.

      Reply
  3. herach says:
    2 years ago

    I regimi di Nethaniahu Medogan Aliev e Trump fanno parte tutti dello stesso clan

    Reply
  4. marcus says:
    2 years ago

    A big “thank you” to Mr. Weiss for effortlessly telling the truth. I wish there were more similar voices in Israeli media.

    Reply
  5. Raffi says:
    2 years ago

    Israel is ripping off Azerbaijan by selling them defective drones :):):):):)

    Reply
  6. Yerevanian says:
    2 years ago

    It’s rather absurd that the author of this article would falsely classify Armenia as being “an ally of Israel.” That’s equally as absurd as saying that Armenia is an ally of Saudi Arabia or El Salvador or Zimbabwe. On the contrary, Israel has been a huge enemy to Armenia (as well as the worldwide Armenian community) by having previously assisted Turkey for many years in its endless, brutal campaign of Armenian Genocide denialism. Furthermore, Israel has been a huge enemy to Armenia (as well as the worldwide Armenian community) by selling at least five billion dollars worth of sophisticated military weapons to Azerbaijan (by now, the figure must be around ten billion dollars) which are being used to launch attacks against Armenian villages (by the border) as well as being used to kill our precious Armenian soldiers. This therefore makes Israel an accomplice to Azerbaijan’s endless, brutal campaign of terrorism against Armenia and Artsakh.

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  7. HERAYER says:
    2 years ago

    THEY HAVE NO MORALITY AS FAR AS SELLING WEAPONS TO AZERBAIJAN OR ANY OTHER COUNTRY, IT IS ALL ABOUT MONEY,MONEY,MONEY!!!!!!!. SHAME

    Reply

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