Embargo

No favors and no illusions: The need of the hour is political and economic independence

The munitions crisis and embargo in the latest war are a wake-up call requiring us to strive for comprehensive national independence - diplomatic, economic, and armament-related.

Esther Luzzatto
President of the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), Janez Jansa, speaks at a press conference after being sworn in as Slovenia's prime minister in Ljubljana, Slovenia, May 22, 2026.

Slovenia lifts ban on arms trade with Israel

Israel's Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter the President residence in Jerusalem, February 16, 2025.

Leiter says J Street is 'cancer of the Jewish community' over org's Israel arms stance

(Illustrative) Airbus A320

Spain grants Airbus exemption to produce aircraft with Israeli technology amid sanctions


Facing the possibility of more weapons embargoes, Israel copes 

While the US has slowed some weapons deliveries, Israeli officials express limited concern over the impact of these restrictions

 A soldier gestures near the border with Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from southern Israel, December 4, 2023

Netanyahu criticizes UK government's mixed signals and 'misguided' actions

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu criticized the UK government and condemned its decision to suspend arms exports to Israel.

 Illustrative: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, February 20, 2023,British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London, Britain, July 6, 2024.

US to lift ban on offensive weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, sources say

The Houthis ousted a Saudi-backed government from Sanaa in late 2014 and have been at war against a Saudi-led military alliance since 2015.

 Members of Saudi security forces participate in a parade in preparation for the annual haj pilgrimage, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 10, 2024.

Harris campaign denies support for Israeli arms embargo

The Harris campaign said in a statement that Harris reaffirmed "that her campaign will continue to engage with those communities," an aide said.

 Kamala Harris is seen against the backdrop of an American weapons shipment. (illustrative)

Israel does not need Canada, Canada needs Israel - opinion

This history of Canada’s attitude toward Jews destroys the image of Canadians as polite, genteel, open, and cultured Westerners. When it comes to Jews, the opposite is true.

 CANADA’S PRIME MINISTER Justin Trudeau speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, last week. ‘Right now, I pity the some 400,000 Jews still living in Canada,’ says the writer.

Gallant's Washington trip hopes to stop US arms embargo, senior IDF general says

IDF Maj.-Gen. Nimrod Shafer on 103FM: Yoav Gallant aims to avert US arms embargo on Israel; notes Rafah operation won't happen if the US says not to do it.

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin