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Drakon submarine highlights Case 3000 dilemma: Was Netanyahu right for wrong reasons? - analysis

Did the way that Netanyahu concealed the deal from most of the defense establishment endanger national security and foreign relations, and why did he hide the transactions?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the United Nations in New York City, September 24, 2026.
New German-made Israeli submarine 'INS Drakon' embarks from Germany for Israel, September 21, 2026.

IDF chief warns Iran remains a threat as Israel welcomes INS Drakon submarine into Navy service

(illustrative) A submarine firing a missile.

From Dolphin to Dakar: 'Dragon' submarine reveals Israel’s changing undersea posture - analysis

Logo of Israeli defence electronics firm Elbit Systems is seen at their offices in Haifa

Elbit signs deal with German submarine manufacturer TMKS to expand ties between Israel, Germany


Analysis: It’s about the Navy, not submarines

In the defense establishment, particularly in the navy, there is concern that the affair may lead to a decision by Germany to suspend, or even cancel the submarine deal.

A dolphin-class submarine constructed by German company Howaldtswerke- Deutsche Werft for the Israel Navy

Attorney-General: Sub probe due to new information

Mandelblit said that at the conclusion of the initial inquiry, he will decide whether to open a full-fledged criminal investigation.

Avichai Mandelblit

German firm probing hiring of PM’s lawyer in sub deal

The US twisted the company’s arm to sever business ties with the Islamic Republic because of Tehran’s illicit nuclear weapons activity.

Netanyahu at the INS Rahav submarine arrival ceremony

German company claims no misconduct in Israel submarine deal

Mandelblit, Shimron to be summoned to Knesset for questioning over scandal.

Netanyahu at the INS Rahav submarine arrival ceremony

Attorney General: No criminal probe of Netanyahu in submarine affair

Netanyahu: "My only consideration is strengthening Israel."

A Dolphin-class submarine enters Haifa port.

JPost Editorial: Submarines and advisers

There is discord and instability throughout the region.

A Dolphin-class submarine broaches in the Mediterranean Sea near Haifa.

Attorney General orders probe of German submarine deal

Former defense chief Ya’alon calls episode ‘disturbing’

A dolphin-class submarine constructed by German company Howaldtswerke- Deutsche Werft for the Israel Navy

German Jewish NGOs urge bank to close BDS account

Fringe group posts ‘Stop JNF,’ claims ‘ethnic cleansing’ on website.

BDS activists in Berlin

We have ways of making you walk! Israeli spies come unstuck in muddy German field

Two undercover government officials get their car stuck, and their cover blown, in what could be Mossad's least glamorous hour.

Israeli espionage

Why does Germany’s young generation hold negative views of Israel?

Many young Germans simply cannot internalize Israel’s self-defense wars against lethal anti-Semitic terroristic organizations such as Hamas, Hezbollah, and Islamic Jihad.

German and Israeli flags