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| Israel nixes defense deal with Turkey |
| 2011-12-22 |
| Jerusalem calls off $141 milliion deal with Ankara over fears that Turkey could hand over cutting-edge equipment to hostile parties, officials say The equipment in question is an aerial intelligence system based on electro-optic sensors and meant for Turkish aircraft. The advanced system has already been installed on Israeli jets. A defense official stressed that the relationship with Turkey is very important to Israel, but added that "at the same time we have security responsibility for every product that receives an export license." "Decisions on this matter have to do with the specific system, rather than with the overall relationship," the official said. |
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