Israeli Companies Are Making a Killing off Technology Perfected Over 50 Years of Occupation | Alternet
They have managed to make money on the occupation in many ways. The EU picks up a lot of the tabs for infrastructure and services that Israel is obliged to provide under international law. Plus they pocket most of the Aid to the Palestinians:
72 Percent Of Aid To Palestine Ends Up 'In Israeli Hands'
But this is probably the most cynical way they make money off it:
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But why are security companies in Israel, as opposed to any other country, so coveted?
“All of the Israeli companies would immediately answer the question: We have actual experience, and we have tested these weapons on human beings,” said Shir Hever, an Israeli researcher and author of the book The Political Economy of the Occupation.
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