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but open sales to a rouge state like Burma and an enemy like China is totally different. Israel also sold weapons to South Africa when the rest of the world put them under sanctions, the South African R-4 assault rifle is the Galil. Even France put them under sanctions but open sales to a rouge state like Burma and an enemy like China is totally different. Israel also sold weapons to South Africa when the rest of the world put them under sanctions, the South African R-4 assault rifle is the Galil. Even France put them under sanctions
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You're right. And every Israeli I know is ashamed of the South Africa thing. It doesn't change what happend, but the Israeli people see themselves as America's ally and a lot of them do get mad at their government when they do things like this. Israeli economic interests in South Africa managed to hijack their morality. Although...Israel is not the only country to have had this problem...
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I'm just saying for a nation which should be enlightened on HR issues to keep friends like that...
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Yeah, I know although the US supports the Saudi regime. I know its not a valid argument to say that one country doing something makes it ok for another country to do it, but to single out Israel is not right. The fact that Israel receives so much aid from the US does mean they should listen to the US on this stuff, so if you are making that point, then you are right.
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Well France has sanctioned people (Libya, South Africa, Iraq for a few) and followed through on sanctions.
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Right, but France would never sanction a fellow democracy, which is what I'm trying to say.