Countercurrents
Israeli arms are being sent to a heavily armed neo-Nazi militia in Ukraine, The Electronic Intifada has learned.
Azov Battalion online propaganda shows Israeli-licensed Tavor rifles in the fascist groupâs hands, while Israeli human rights activists have protested arms sales to Ukraine on the basis that weapons might end up with anti-Semitic militias.
In a letter âabout licenses for Ukraineâ obtained by The Electronic Intifada, the Israeli defense ministryâs arms export agency says they are âcareful to grant licensesâ to arms exporters âin full coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other government entities.â