The Al-Aqsa flood proved the failure of Israel’s arrogant bet on the “deterrence power” provided by advanced surveillance and weapons technologies. Investors quickly returned to pumping money into so-called “tested weapons,” says Sophia Goodfriend.
Israeli defense industry exports amounted to $12.5 billion in 2022, and are expected to rise in 2023, she says. Goodfriend: The blurry connections between the defense industry and the army have made the military strategy develop not according to real and immediate needs of the army.