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How Britain and Europe rely on Israeli defence tech, whatever their leaders say — Yuval Steinitz on the catastrophic consequences of boycotting Israel and on Jewish survival
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Israel has become one of the most formidable developers of advanced defence systems in the world, despite its tiny size and population. Now, as calls to boycott its arms industry grow louder across Europe, Yuval Steinitz — Chairman of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and former Israeli Minister of Finance, Energy and Intelligence — tells Jonathan Sacerdoti how Iron Dome, David's Sling and the revolutionary Iron Beam laser have defended the country against more than 40,000 missiles and rockets in three years, and why he believes those pushing to disarm Israel are handing its enemies exactly what they want.
As Britain reluctantly accepts its new Prime Minister, Steinitz responds to Andy Burnham's proposed arms restrictions on Israel, argues that singling out the Jewish state for boycott while ignoring China, Russia or Saudi Arabia is indefensible, and points out that British fighter jets and air defense systems already depend on Israeli technology developed by Rafael.
In this wide-ranging conversation, Jonathan Sacerdoti speaks with Yuval Steinitz about the hypocrisy behind BDS, the $2 laser rewriting the rules of warfare, Israel's rise past Britain, France and Germany in GDP per capita, the legacy of David Ben-Gurion, and what a defenceless Israel would mean for 8 million Jews.
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🛡️ Watch if you want to understand why disarming Israel would not bring peace, but risk a new Holocaust in the Middle East.
🎯 We Discuss:
🚀 How Israel intercepted over 40,000 missiles and rockets in three years
🇬🇧 Why Britain's new Prime Minister made Israel his first target
⚖️ The hypocrisy Steinitz sees in boycotting Israel but not China, Russia or Saudi Arabia
💡 The $2 laser beam that could end the era of missile warfare
🇫🇷 How France's arms embargo backfired and forced Israel to build its own defence industry
📈 How Israel's GDP per capita overtook Britain, France and Germany
🏭 The secret history of Ben-Gurion founding Rafael in 1948
🛰️ Why Britain's own fighter jets already rely on Israeli-developed technology
💀 Steinitz's warning: what a defenceless Israel would mean for 8 million Jews
🕊️ Why he still believes peace with the Palestinians remains possible
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