Islamic Union: Stop selling criminal weapons to Israel; Blinken: Kill Palestinians

Islamic Union: Stop selling criminal weapons to Israel; Blinken: Kill Palestinians

With Iran and Saudi Arabia joining together, the Islamic-Arab summit called on the international community to 'stop arms sales to Israel' in response to 'Israeli crimes', putting the brakes on arms exports to Korea, which maintains a pro-Israel stance.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on the 10th in New Delhi, the final stop of his week-long tour, that “too many Palestinians have died and suffered as Israel has waged a merciless war against the armed Hamas group in the Gaza Strip,” adding, “Too many Palestinians have died over the past few weeks.” "People have been killed, so many have suffered. We want to do everything possible to prevent harm to them and maximize the support that reaches them."
Secretary Blinken met with National Security Office Director Cho Tae-yong in Seoul on the 9th, and the President's Office announced an ‘agreement to take firm action against the North Korea-Russia arms trade.’
The joint Islamic-Arab summit held in Saudi Arabia on the 11th called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate "war crimes and crimes against humanity being committed by Israel" in the Palestinian territories.
The summit then called on the international community to ‘stop arms sales to Israel’, including ending the siege of the Gaza Strip and allowing access to humanitarian aid.
At the Islamic Summit held in Saudi Arabia, President Raisi of Iran's visit to Saudi Arabia was the first by an Iranian head of state in over 10 years.
Tehran and Riyadh formally ended years of hostility under a China-brokered agreement in March and formed a coalition of dozens of Arab leaders at the joint summit.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, gathered Arab and Muslim leaders on this day to reinforce the statement in Rayad, along with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and this year's Arab League members. Leaders including Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who welcomed the return, were in attendance.
“We condemn and resolutely reject this barbaric war against our brothers in Palestine,” Crown Prince Mohammed said in a speech at the summit. “We demonstrate that the UN Security Council and the international community have failed to put an end to Israel’s flagrant violation of international law.” “We are facing a humanitarian catastrophe,” he said, Reuters reported.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Palestinians were facing a "war of genocide" and called on the United States to "stop the invasion" by Israel.
Iranian President Raisi welcomed the fact that “the Palestinian Islamist armed group Hamas is fighting against Israel” and urged “Islamic countries to impose oil and material sanctions on Israel.”
President Raisi said in his speech, "There is no other way than to resist Israel. We kiss the hand of Hamas for its resistance against Israel."
Turkish President Erdogan called for an international peace conference to find a permanent solution to the conflict between Israel and Palestine, saying: "What we need in Gaza is not a ceasefire for a few hours, but a permanent ceasefire." He said.
Qatar's emir said Qatar, where Hamas leaders are stationed, was trying to mediate the release of Israeli hostages, adding, "I hope a humanitarian ceasefire will be reached soon." “How long will the international community treat Israel as if it is above international law?” he said.
Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan told reporters shortly after the summit that "there can be no talks on the future of Gaza except for talks on an immediate ceasefire," adding that the summit would aim to end the siege of Gaza, access to humanitarian aid, and Israel. It said it had requested a halt to arms sales to .
Since last week, U.S. Secretary of State Blinken has visited eight countries, including Israel, Jordan, Cyprus, Iraq, Turkey, Japan, South Korea, and India, and the occupied West Bank, and finally came to New Delhi, India.
AP said, “Just as Secretary Blinken visited the Middle East last month, he was met with skepticism and outright resistance.” Arab foreign ministers accused Israel of war crimes and called for an immediate all-out ceasefire, and as civilian deaths increased, Secretary Blinken’s “The call for post-conflict planning was dismissed as naive and premature,” the report said.
Secretary Blinken came to Japan on the 7th and at the Tokyo meeting of G7 foreign ministers, Japan and France, along with the European Union, withdrew from the United States' "support for Israel" and took a "less hard-line stance," AP said.
France voted in favor of a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire, which the United States vetoed, while other G7 members abstained on a similar but non-binding General Assembly resolution that the United States voted against, opposing the U.S. initiative.
Secretary Blinken then visited Korea, confirmed 'Korea's pro-Israel stance' in a meeting with National Security Office Director Cho Tae-yong in Seoul, and while heading to India on the 10th, Israel notified Israel three hours in advance of a 'humanitarian pause for four hours each day'. did.
Israel's announcement is the opening of a second safe passage for Palestinians to leave northern Gaza and seek safety in the south, and it came a week after Secretary Blinken began his trip to the Middle East, arriving in New Delhi on the 10th. “We are grateful that Israel has finally agreed to the moratorium,” he told a news conference in New Nellie.
At a meeting with Secretary of State Blinken on the 9th, National Security Office Director Cho Tae-yong said, "Russia-North Korea arms trade is threatening security around the world beyond the Korean Peninsula," the President's Office said, adding, "Let us respond firmly to Russia and North Korea's blatant violation of Security Council resolutions." In fact, the recent meeting between Secretary Cho and Secretary Blinken discussed the situation in the Middle East, expressed hope for a speedy restoration of peace, and talked about the importance of humanitarian support from the international community, and Secretary Cho expressed our government's will to contribute to the reconstruction and restoration of peace in Ukraine. It was announced that it had been re-confirmed.
On the other hand, the U.S. State Department announced in a press release under the name of spokesman Matthew Miller that “Minister Blinken expressed his gratitude for Korea’s commitment to supporting Ukraine,” and excluded Korea from the “Israel Hamas war,” which is the agenda of Secretary Blinken’s visit. ' was confirmed.
Minister Blinken arrived in Korea on the afternoon of the 8th, and confirmed the transformation of 'anti-Israel diplomacy' during a visit to Tokyo, Israel, Jordan, and Turkey, and sent a schedule for 'pro-Israel maintenance crackdown' from the Korean President's Office for 2 days and 1 night to New Delhi, India. went.
Regarding Korea’s arms sales to Israel, he said, “The Korean government has always abstained and not participated in the international community’s actions to stop Israel’s illegal activities,” and added, “In the past 10 years, Korea’s arms exports to Israel have nearly tripled. “The sale of weapons used in the massacre of Palestine is said to be a leap forward for the K-defense industry,” ‘Pressian’ said in an article on the 3rd.
The New York Times reported on the 6th, citing a letter from the U.S. Congressional Foreign Affairs Committee, that the U.S. State Department approved selling equipment for a kit that converts unguided bombs into precise GPS-guided weapons to Israel for $320 million.
The letter named Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, a weapons manufacturer owned by the Israeli Ministry of Defense, as the equipment and operational service system for the 'Spice Family Gliding' bomb assembly, a precision bomb kit.
The United States has consistently reflected $380 million worth of military aid to Israel in its budget each year.

On the 6th, the Ministry of National Defense held a meeting with the five largest commercial banks regarding weapons export loans to Poland, and on the 10th, the five major banks (KB Kookmin, Shinhan, Hana, Woori, and NH Nonghyup) signed a second contract for export of defense industry to Poland, amounting to about 27%. Yonhap News reported on the 10th that advance support of 100 million dollars (3.5 trillion won) is planned.
Yonhap News signed the first contract for arms exports worth 12.4 billion dollars (17 trillion won) with Poland last year, and the second contract for defense industry exports was difficult due to the Export-Import Bank's limit on financial support, and this time, the five major banks agreed to provide financial support. It was announced that he had stepped forward.
‘Yonhap’ continued, “The Export-Import Bank is negotiating with the Korea Trade Insurance Corporation to invest 6 trillion won each in support of the first contract, so the amount of additional support that Eximbank can provide to Poland is limited to 1.36 trillion won.” “An amendment has been proposed to increase the legal capital limit from the existing 15 trillion won to 30 trillion won, but it is pending in the relevant standing committee, the Strategy and Finance Committee,” he said.

The cost of US-made high-tech weapons is approximately 100% additional to the sales price, and 'operation service costs' are approximately 100% added to the sales price. Korea imports and exports 'weapon bodies' at low prices by receiving blueprints from US original manufacturers and distributing US standards without royalties. Korea turned into an arms exporter through smuggling, with the U.S. manufacturer receiving a net profit of '100% operational service' by handing over the burden of financial loans.
Israel frequently uses destructive weapons and is considered an 'excessive operating and service cost' region in the arms trade, and the U.S. Congress fixes the burden of more than $300 million annually as 'military support'.