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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 432

UN Arms Trade Treaty

Illustrative: Drones in a hangar at Israel Aerospace Industries, near Tel Aviv, on May 28, 2013. (AP/Oded Balilty)
December 23, 2014, 1:33 pm
With Israel aboard, global arms treaty set to go into force
Jerusalem and DC have signed but not ratified pact, with US citing possible constraints on arms sales to IDF
By AFP
A US Navy F-35 fighter jet during a test flight. (US Navy/Wikimedia Commons)
October 20, 2013, 12:58 am
50 senators: UN Arms Trade Treaty could harm Israel
Kerry signed on to treaty at UNGA but it is unlikely to garner the two-thirds majority needed to ratify it in the Senate
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil
Smuggled weapons captured by IDF forces in February (photo credit: Dotz/Flash90)
June 4, 2013, 5:30 am
Arms Trade Treaty gains widespread international support
Israel, Russia and China among major exporters yet to sign off on major global campaign to stem illicit trade in weapons
By Edith M. Lederer
Smuggled weapons (illustrative photo: IDF Spokesman/Flash 90)
April 2, 2013, 7:30 pm
UN adopts arms trade control treaty
Members overwhelmingly pass regulations to keep weapons out of reach of terrorists and criminals; Iran, Syria and North Korea vote against
Smuggled weapons captured by IDF forces in February (photo credit: Dotz/Flash90)
April 2, 2013, 3:16 am
UN to vote on treaty regulating international arms trade
Resolution’s approval is ‘virtually certain’ says General Assembly spokesman; Iran, North Korea and Syria previously blocked treaty’s adoption by consensus
By Edith M. Lederer
A Syrian rebel in an Aleppo arsenal (photo credit: AP/Muhammed Muheisen)
March 28, 2013, 8:09 am
High hopes at UN for first global arms trade treaty
Iran could still stymie pact, however, requiring countries to establish regulations to control the transfer of weapons, parts and components
By Edith M. Lederer
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