Israel

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1. Arms Embargoes and other International Obligations Possibly critical
2. Adherence to Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Critical
3. Internal Conflict Critical
4. Preservation of Regional Peace, Security and Stability Critical
5. Presence of Allied Armed Forces in Fragile Environments Not critical
6. Membership in International Conventions Critical
7. Arms Export Controls and Transparency Critical
8. Danger of Disproportionate Military Capacities Impairing Development Not critical
Value of approved arms export licenses from Germany to Israel in €
Year Arms export licenses in €
1999 243,988,486
2000 177,111,200
2001 36,511,189
2002 159,988,679
2003 131,567,362
2004 14,770,993
2005 20,358,689
2006 19,558,179
2007 28,370,968
2008 25,083,601
2009 32,632,918
2010 31,620,418
2011 62,905,618
2012 49,108,100
2013 266,550,442
2014 684,563,088
2015 507,240,809
2016 53,866,312
2017 123,298,112
2018 101,194,601
2019 75,932,282
2020 582,405,816
2021 87,978,727
2022 32,288,819
2023 32,288,819
German exports of weapons of war to Israel in €
Year German exports of weapons of war in €
1999 480,614,368
2000 177,418,283
2001 14,316,173
2002 0
2003 100,560,000
2004 417,000
2005 477,000
2006 2,014,000
2007 770,000
2008 726,000
2009 5,145,000
2010 1,104,000
2011 245,000
2012 991,000
2013 57,495,665
2014 606,539,000
2015 350,769,000
2016 12,748,000
2017 338,000
2018 23,475,000
2019 n.s.
2020 n.s.
2021 n.s.
2022 n.s.
2023 n.s.

1999-2002: Data only available for commercial exports to the 10 largest recipient states.

2003-2010: All exports of weapons of war, including commercial and non-commercial exports.

n.s.: Not specified

Weapons of war: According to section §1(2) of the German War Weapons Control Act (KrWaffKontrG), weapons of war are “objects, substances or organisms that are capable of causing destruction or damage to persons or objects either alone or in combination with each other or other objects and that may serve as a means to use force in armed conflicts between states” (see Annex 5 of the Arms Exports Report of the German Government).

Armaments: According to the 2019 Arms Exports Report of the German government (page 9) armaments are “a whole range of goods that go beyond terms dominating the public debate about arms exports, like “weapons” or “tanks” (see Annex 4 of the Arms Exports Report of the German Government).