cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/48198124
Romania has signed a $2.3 billion purchase deal with Israeli state-owned company Rafael.
The deal is expected to be partially funded by the EU.
This is immoral, illegal and stupid. We call for Europe-wide pressure against EU money being used to fund apartheid Israel’s genocidal machine.
The purchase is reported to be partially financed by the European Union (EU) through programs such as the EU Defense Industry Reinforcement Through Common Procurement Act (EDIRPA) or Security Action for Europe (SAFE).
If the EU allows its funding mechanisms to be used to finance this or any similar deal, this will further deepen its shameful partnership and complicity in Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
This is immoral.
The Romanian government, by engaging in military trade with Israel, is financing Israel’s killing machine, deepening its complicity in Israeli war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of genocide against Palestinians.
This is illegal.
International law is clear.
Romania, is obligated to impose a comprehensive military embargo on Israel, as UN human rights experts and scholars have affirmed and as called for by the UN Human Rights Council and General Assembly.
This is stupid.
The EU’s plan to spend an extra €800 billion on arms is also stupid because it ⬇️
The BDS movement calls for escalating civil society and grassroots pressure on the Romanian government and the EU to immediately comply with their obligations under international law, and in particular the Genocide Convention.
Source: Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions (BDS) movement, Bluesky post.
Like I assumed from the get-go. Not actually something to fume about. Romania as well as the entire EU needs air-defence weaponry and something that is effective against a multitude of different targets. The iron dome is probably the only system that exists today and can be bought that serves that purpose. There will be others in the near future, but none are ready today or are even field tested.
I am not happy either that Israel gets that good of a weapons deal, but there is no alternative right now. Romania shares a border with Ukraine afterall.
Here is a more readable report about that.
Romania to buy Israeli anti-aircraft systems for $2.3 bln – (21 July 2025)
God damn it, someone get me out of this hell hole…
The gouvernment reduces the salary of people who can barely afford food claiming its because they dont need enough money while doing this
