![]() ![]() ![]() It is likely that the submarines will be armed with nuclear weapons. The Israeli cabinet approved a framework agreement to buy three further Dolphin-2 submarines from German submarine-maker ThyssenKrupp in October 2016, for a price of EUR 1.2 billion. Israel already has five German Dolphin and Dolphin-2 submarines in their fleet, purchased during the 1990s and 2000s, and is due to receive a sixth in 2019, the last of a 2012 order. Indictment recommended by prosecutors and at pre-indictment hearing stage. (retd.) Avriel Bar-Yosef – former Israeli Deputy National Security Council Chief arrested in submarine case. Vice Admiral Eliezer Marom – Israeli Navy commander 2007-2011 arrested in submarine case. Moshe Ya’alon – former Israeli Defence Minister (2013-16) opponent of the deal. Indictment recommended by prosecutors and at pre-indictment hearing stage.ĭavid Shimron – Binyamin Netanyahu’s personal lawyer, represented ThyssenKrupp in submarine deal. Michael Ganor – Israeli businessman, main agent for ThyssenKrupp in Israel. Dramatis Personaeīinyamin Netanyahu – Israeli Prime Minister who negotiated the deal. Probably in the tens of millions of dollars, at least. Sum involved in corruption allegations: Not known. Contract intended to be signed 2017, but delayed due to corruption investigation.Įquipment: 3 Dolphin-2 diesel-electric submarines Year of deal: Preliminary agreement in 2016. The planned contract has been halted by Germany as the investigation proceeds. Suspicions of corruption emerged almost immediately, and an Israeli police investigation has led to numerous arrests, with at least one key suspect becoming a state witness. ![]() The sale was provisionally agreed late in 2016, against the wishes of senior military commanders and without a competition. In this case, the suspected recipients are close associates of Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Like most submarine sales in recent years, the planned sale by German shipbuilders ThyssenKrupp of three Dolphin-2 submarines to Israel, possibly intended to carry nuclear weapons, appears to have involved substantial bribes. ![]()
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