• Australian =?UTF-8?B?Z2924oCZdCDigJhzdGFsbGluZ+KAmQ==?= on military exp

    From Lawrence D'Oliveiro@21:1/5 to All on Thu Feb 1 23:06:07 2024
    From one of the items in this liveblog <https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/2/1/israels-war-on-gaza-live-death-toll-in-gaza-nears-27000-66000-wounded>
    (unfortunately their individual-item links don’t work):

    PM Anthony Albanese’s government is intentionally slowing down
    sales of military equipment to Israel over concern about civilian
    casualties in Gaza, the country’s national broadcaster ABC
    reported quoting an anonymous defence industry insider.

    Israel has tried to purchase Australian-made equipment, such as a
    counter-drone system, but the Department of Defence has failed to
    provide a formal response for months, the source said.

    “There appears to be a deliberate ‘go slow’ happening on anything
    to do with Israel while the war in Gaza continues,” they
    continued. “Nobody in the government wants to be seen to be either
    approving or rejecting Israeli military sales.”

    Well, that’s one way to play one’s part, isn’t it?

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