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Unpicking the war of words on weapons exports to Israel

The opaqueness of Australia’s arms control regime means what the country is actually sending to Israel is largely unknown.

Andrew Tillett
Andrew TillettForeign affairs, defence correspondent
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One of the more incendiary claims made by the Greens and other pro-Palestinian advocates is that Australia is exporting weapons to Israel, making the Albanese government complicit in the “genocide” in Gaza.

Such accusations conjure up images of crates of Australian-made ammunition and bombs being shipped to the Middle East.

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Andrew Tillett writes on politics, foreign affairs, defence and security from the Canberra press gallery. Connect with Andrew on Facebook and Twitter. Email Andrew at andrew.tillett@afr.com
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