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Despite hostile political stance, UN buying more from Israel

In 2018, UN agencies purchased $66 million worth of Israeli goods and services in the field of security, water desalination, and medicine.

by  Ariel Kahana
Published on  07-21-2019 16:39
Last modified: 08-25-2019 14:08
Despite hostile political stance, UN buying more from IsraelManuel Elias/The United Nations via AP

The United Nations Security Council | Photo: Manuel Elias/The United Nations via AP

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Despite the United Nations' continued hostility toward Israel, the organization is increasingly choosing to purchase Israeli goods and services, according to data compiled by the Permanent Mission of Israel to the UN.

The figures show that in the past four years, various UN agencies acquired $256 million worth of Israeli goods and services, and that every year for the last four years the amount purchased has increased.

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The upswing started in 2015, when deals worth tens of millions of dollars were signed. In 2016, the UN purchased Israeli goods and services worth $48 million. In 2017, that amount rose to $51 million. In 2018, UN purchases of Israeli goods and services amounted to $66 million.

UN acquisitions included communications and logistics services, medical and water desalination technology, and security and defense technology for the UN peacekeeping forces.

Israeli companies that have sold to the UN include Teva Pharmaceuticals; Paz; MER – which provides missile defenses to UN peacekeepers in Africa; and Odis, which supplied a $42 million desalination system.

Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon said, "In recent years, we have made Israel into a major player at the UN, in terms of purchasing, as well. The choice of Israeli innovation for the organization's activity is an expression of faith in Israel's capabilities and provides economic leverage for local industry."

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