The resources below are from a joint Peace Action Wellington and Justice for Palestine webinar featuring Jeff Halper, Nadia Abu-Shanab and Valerie Morse.
Slides used by Jeff Halper.
Resources on NZ & the Israeli military
NZ participation in Red Sea Deployment aka “Operation Prosperity”:
- NZ government media statement https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-zealand-deploying-nzdf-team-protect-red-sea-shipping
- Beehive Factsheet: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/sites/default/files/2024-01/Fact%20sheet%20-%20Maritime%20Security%20in%20the%20Middle%20East.pdf
NZ participation in Sinai/Rafah Border crossing – aka Multinational Observers
- NZDF fact sheet: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/nzdf/new-operation/multinational-force-and-observers-mfo/
- Historian Scott Hamilton’s excellent blog post about the deployment from 2011: https://readingthemaps.blogspot.com/search?q=sinai
United Nations Truce Organisation
RIMPAC
- US Naval Institute News: https://news.usni.org/2022/06/29/rimpac-2022-kicks-off-in-hawaii-with-21-partner-nation-ships
- Peace Action Wellington statement of solidarity with Hawaii against RIMPAC: https://peaceactionwellington.wordpress.com/2020/06/20/solidarity-with-hawaii-against-rimpac-2020/
International Maritime Exercise (IMX) January 2022
- Israel to join massive US-led naval exercise in Red Sea for first time (Times of Israel): https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-to-join-massive-us-led-naval-exercise-in-red-sea-for-first-time/
- List of participants: https://www.dvidshub.net/graphic/18822/imx-ce-22-participant-list
BlackSky:
- Seattle-built spy satellites deliver real-time intelligence https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/seattle-built-spy-satellites-deliver-real-time-intelligence/
- List of Rocket Lab payload authorisations for launches from NZ: https://www.mbie.govt.nz/science-and-technology/space/permits-and-licences-for-space-activities/payloads-approved-for-launch/approved-payloads/
CAE
- CAE company website: https://www.cae.com/defense-security/regional-operations/cae-new-zealand/
- CAE & Elbit Systems announce teaming in pursuit of the Canadian Land Vehicle Crew Training System – https://www.cae.com/blog/cae-elbit-lvcts-teaming
- Defence industry excellence award winners named: https://insidegovernment.co.nz/defence-industry-excellence-award-winners-named/
- New Zealand Air Force to receive CAE 700MR NH90 flight training device https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/new-zealand-700mr-nh90-flight-training/
Airbus
- Airbus to operate drones searching for migrants crossing the Mediterranean https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/oct/20/airbus-to-operate-drones-searching-for-migrants-crossing-the-mediterranean
- EU signs €100m drone contract with Airbus and Israeli arms firms: https://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/eu-signs-contract-with-airbus-and-israeli-arms-companies-to-spot-migrant-boats-with-drones/
- Nomination for NZ Defence Industry Award: https://www.defence.govt.nz/industry-working-with-defence/awards/2020/
Safran
- Rafael and Safran team up on FIRE WEAVER and MOSKITO TI targeting solution https://www.safran-group.com/pressroom/rafael-and-safran-team-fire-weaver-and-moskito-ti-targeting-solution-2021-09-09
- Safran and NZDF sign deal to support RNZAF’s NH90 helicopter engines. https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/safran-nzdf-nh90-helicopter-engines/
Roboteam supplies to NZDF
- https://www.jpost.com/Jpost-Tech/Tel-Aviv-company-to-supply-robots-to-New-Zealand-Defense-Force-590394
- Roboteam website with full product descriptions: https://robo-team.com/
Caterpillar
- Caterpillar’s complicity in Israeli war crimes: 2019 statistics: https://corporateoccupation.org/2020/03/10/6642/
- Caterpillar Inc’s Role in Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories: https://www.amnestyusa.org/updates/caterpillar-incs-role-in-human-rights-violations-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territories/
- Israel’s Armored Caterpillar Bulldozers Will Be Active in Gaza: https://www.forbes.com/sites/erictegler/2023/10/24/israels-armored-caterpillar-bulldozers-will-be-active-in-gaza/?sh=2596a57434d6
Protect Krav Maga
NZ weapons exports
- TVNZ Exclusive: NZ companies exporting military equipment to countries accused of human rights violations – https://www.1news.co.nz/2021/04/09/exclusive-nz-companies-exporting-military-equipment-to-countries-accused-of-human-rights-violations/
Cubic Defence
- Investigation into illegal exports to IDF http://www.converge.org.nz/pma/nw170205.htm
- NZ military contract 2019: https://www.army-technology.com/news/cubic-new-zealand-c2-contract/
- Grant funding from Callaghan innovation: https://www.callaghaninnovation.govt.nz/grant-recipients/?funding-from=50&funding-to=7297898&keyword=defence
Superfund
- Full list of NZ Superfund investments as of 31 December 2023: https://nzsuperfund.nz/assets/Disclosures/Portfolio-Disclosures/NZSF-Portfolio-disclosure-as-at-Dec-2023.xlsx
- Superfund investments in Palestinian oppression soar – PSNA demands government action: https://www.psna.nz/press-releases/superfund-investments-in-palestinian-oppression-soar-psna-demands-government-action
L3 Harris
- https://www.l3harris.com/newsroom/editorial/2023/12/l3harris-korean-air-and-elta-advancing-roks-airborne-early-warning-and
- https://www.l3harris.com/newsroom/editorial/2023/07/l3harris-and-elta-systems-expanding-partnership-airborne-early-warning
KiwiSaver
- Mindful Money’s fund checker tool: https://mindfulmoney.nz/kiwisaver/checker/
- What’s your money doing in Palestine? https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/11-12-2023/whats-your-money-doing-in-palestine
- UN rights office report on business activities related to settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: identifies 112 business entities which the UN Human Rights Office, on the basis of the information it has gathered, has reasonable grounds to conclude have been involved in one or more of the specific activities referenced in Human Rights Council resolution 31/36 reaffirming the illegality of the Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in East Jerusalem: https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session43/Documents/A_HRC_43_71.docx
Boycott Divestment Sanctions campaign
- Link to BDS what to boycott: https://bdsmovement.net/get-involved/what-to-boycott
- Link to Justice for Palestine’s recent notes on local BDS consumer goods targets: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Uvi7dFuqW7a-hA04sTZOivqE254E0UwbBp90A_37D3k/edit
More info
- Official information Act request for details of NZDF dealings with Elbit Systems, Israel Aerospace Industries, Israel Military Industries Ltd, Israel Weapon Industries and RAFAEL for the period 2013-2018: https://fyi.org.nz/request/8225-israeli-weapons-companies#incoming-30944
- You can make your own requests of the NZDF, Ministry of Defence and any other government department under the Official Information Request. It can be helpful (but not necessary) to do these through the FYI portal: https://fyi.org.nz
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