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October 20, 2014       Share:    

Source: http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/.premium-1.621447?

Germany Gives Israel $382 Million Discount on Missile Boat

(Ha'aretz) Barak Ravid - Germany has agreed to slash 300 million euros (about $382 million) from the purchase price for three fast missile boats to protect Israel's gas rigs in the Mediterranean Sea. Israel had asked for a 30% reduction on the price, as it had received in previous deals on German-made submarines. Israeli officials said the Germans understood that the missile boats were a vital security necessity for Israel in the face of a real threat from Hizbullah. Moreover, the deal was worth hundreds of millions of euros for the German economy and its shipyards.

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