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Israeli pleads guilty to shipping US-made avionics to Russia, violating sanctions (www.timesofisrael.com)

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Gal Haimovich, 49, admitted to deceiving American companies about the destination of goods, including some that had missile technology applications, which he supplied to intermediaries en route to Russian customers, the US Justice Department said in a statement Tuesday.

The Israeli national hid from suppliers that he was ultimately working on behalf of Siberia Airlines, which he billed for some $2 million. He has now agreed to forfeit the money along with various aircraft parts.

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[-] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago

Israel has become the Trump of geopolitics. International law? What's that? Lol

[-] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 109 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

He has now agreed to forfeit the money along with various aircraft parts.

Oh look. Another example that we live in capitalist plutocracy's masquerading as democracy™️... Imagine trafficking drugs and the only consequence being forfeiture of the proceeds and inventory.

Non violent drug offense? Life in prison! Violating sanctions and assisting a hostile enemy? Oopsie whoopsie!

[-] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 50 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Oh no not the Putler. Will US sanction Israel then?

[-] dumbass@leminal.space 29 points 3 days ago

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhhhhh, that was a good one.

[-] subignition@fedia.io 16 points 3 days ago

I dunno, this might actually activate a brain cell or three in the government. I'm not holding my breath, but...

[-] dumbass@leminal.space 14 points 3 days ago

I would love to be wrong, but history tells me I won't be.

[-] ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.ee -4 points 3 days ago

What did you extract from the article that would lead you to believe this was a systematic issue and not an individual one?

[-] SaltySalamander@fedia.io -1 points 2 days ago

Lol, you assume they actually read the article.

[-] CyberMonkey404@lemmy.ml 25 points 3 days ago

Capitalist country does capitalism. Wow. What a shock it is not.

[-] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 2 days ago

This is way beyond the realms of capitalism. This is an ideological gravestone sat on top of a pile of dead people.

[-] queermunist@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 days ago

i.e. capitalism

[-] CyberMonkey404@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 days ago

What's your take on Russia officially still selling oil, gas, nickel, aluminum and a shitton of other resources to Europe and USA? Or rather, what's your take on those countries buying?

[-] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 days ago

Whats the difference? It is however kind of fitting that it would be the country currently committing a genocide that sells actual weapons to russia.

[-] CyberMonkey404@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

The difference is your apparent double standards. But hey guess what? Capitalism does as capitalism is, regardless of the window dressing

[-] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 2 points 2 days ago

Country?

[-] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

Country?

[-] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 2 points 2 days ago

Country?

[-] CyberMonkey404@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

You know what I meant, no need to be cheeky

[-] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 0 points 2 days ago

I don't, because a single individual committed a crime, and got punished for it. Not sure what you think was obvious about this.

[-] CyberMonkey404@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

Even if we somehow pretend that it was just a "single individual", with no help, no assistance, nothing, do kindly activate your neurons and pause to think - what kind of socio-economic system would give people an incentive to do something like this? Hmmmmmmmm?!