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Israel and Netherlands maintain close diplomatic, economic, and military relations. The Netherlands, being one of the largest trading partners for Israel, imported goods from Israel worth $2,2b in 2018. Israel exported a wide variety of arms to the Netherlands between 2000-2019, including drones, air-to-ground missiles, battle management systems and Reccelite systems. The two countries established close cooperation in the cyber security field as well, with around 25% of Netherlands’ investment in cyber security being invested in Israeli companies.
Israel and the Netherlands have signed several bilateral conventions, such as cultural conventions, a social security agreement, a Double Taxation Convention, a memorandum on industrial research and development and a convention on joint agricultural research. Furthermore, Israel is represented by the Netherlands in the board of the International Monetary Fund.[1]
Several bilateral visits of the highest political level have taken place in Israel and in the Netherlands: Dutch prime ministers and ministers have visited Israel; the queen paid an official visit to Israel in 1995, where she spoke in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament and the Israeli Prime Minister Mr. Netanyahu visited the Netherlands twice as Prime minister. Many ministerial meetings have taken place between the two countries.
The Netherlands is one of the largest trading partners for Israel in the world. In the years 2006-2009 The Netherlands was the biggest trading partner for Israel in Europe and the third largest in the world. About eighty percent of Israeli exports are composed of chemicals, medicine, agricultural goods, machinery and electrical appliances. Israel has a trade surplus with the Netherlands; many of the Israeli products are exported to the Netherlands and then sold all over Europe. Many Israeli companies also have their European headquarters in the Netherlands.
Commerce between the two sides amounts to around $5 billion[2]. The Israeli Export trade to Netherlands stood on $2.2 Billion at 2018, Machinery, mechanic and electronic equipment and optic machinery being the main goods. [3]
Israel and the Netherlands are holding close military relations. Israel exported a big variety of arms to the Netherlands between 2000-2019, including drones, air-to-ground missiles, battle management systems and Reccelite systems to the Dutch army.
In 2005 Israeli forces joined a three-week submarine exercise in Italy, together with the Dutch army and others.[4]. Dutch corps of the commando troops went to train in Israel in 2012 and 2014.[5][6]
In 2014 the Dutch minister of defense Jeanine-Plasschaert visited Israel to discuss military cooperation with the Israeli counterpart.
Exchange of knowledge between Israel and the Netherlands taking place in different areas such as:
unmanned aerial vehicles, measures against improvised explosives, cyber-security. [7]
The Dutch embassy in Israel operates a “Defense Team”, that is responsible for the development and deployment of activities aimed at bilateral military cooperation.[8]
Cybersecurity:
Cyber security is another field where Israel and the Netherlands have strong credentials, around 25% of the money invested in cyber security is invested in Israeli companies.[9]
Israel offers organizes leading conferences in the field such as CyberTech and CyberWeek. The Netherlands offers Israeli startups a unique testing environment for the application of new technologies as well as a gateway for Israeli scaleups to rest of the EU (European Union) and the global market.
The IDIC (Israeli Dutch Innovation Center) acts as a facilitator between Israel and Dutch technology companies, relevant government organizations and startups. Cybersecurity is one of its four areas of focus.[10] Between 2015-2019 several interactions were organized by the IDIC to intensify cooperation in cybersecurity between both countries. Delegations of policy makers were organized, such as a formal Startup delegation in 2015 led by Minister of Economic Affairs Henk Kamp that visited Israel to enhance bilateral cooperation in the gas and cyber sector. Also, R&D missions were operated by the IDIC such as the Bilateral Forum signed during the visit of Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte in 2013.[11]
The Netherlands forcibly returns asylum-seekers whose claims were rejected to Afghanistan, including families with children, in breach of the principle of non-refoulement (i.e., forced return to a country or territory where persecution is likely). In other cases, Venezuelans seeking protection were denied their rights and faced deportations without individual assessment of their protection needs and were held in detention centers in appalling conditions. [14]
The Netherlands automatically places people suspected and convicted of terrorism-related charges in two special high-security detention units, without any prior individual assessment. Security measures routinely used in these units included frequent invasive body searches, prolonged isolation and constant monitoring. [15]
The Intelligence and Security Services Act that is planned to go into effect in the future will provide sweeping surveillance powers to intelligence and security services, threatening the rights to privacy, freedom of expression and non-discrimination. Also, the possibility of information-sharing with intelligence agencies in other countries and direct access to databases of informants will be part of the new law.[16][17]
Regarding the Dutch army, the biggest deployments currently underway are in Mali, Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Bahrain, Libia and Somalia. The Dutch army is taking part also in different border control operations in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria.[18]
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Product | Company | Year | Deal Size | Comments | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C41 Cyber Intelligence System
| 2019
| for the Dutch National Police
| https://elbitsystems.com/pr-new/elbit-systems-subsidiary-selected-to-supply-a-cyber-intelligence-system-to-the-dutch-national-police/ .. https://armadainternational.com/2019/07/elbit-systems-subsidiary-selected-to-supply-a-cyber-intelligence-system-to-the-dutch-national-police/
| ||
Infantry Defense System” | Elbit
| 2019
| 200 m$
| implementation in 150 Vehicles of Dutch army
| https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3770665,00.html
|
Iron Fist Active Protection System (APS)
| IMI
| 2016
| supplied through BAE Systems, for CV9035 Armed vehicles of RDA
| https:// techtime.news/2016/12/29/iron-fist/
| |
Cyber Intelligence systems
| Cyber Intelligence ltd.(Elbit)
| 2019
| for Dutch National Police
| https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3765690,00.html
| |
Thermal imagining systems
| Elop (Elbit)
| 2006
| for the Leopard 2/A5, Dutch army
| https://www.burojansen.nl/pdf/SecurityIndustrylinksIsraeltheNetherlands.pdf , p.17
| |
NL-CST computer system for virtual exercises
| Elbit
| 2010
| for Dutch army
| https://www.burojansen.nl/pdf/SecurityIndustrylinksIsraeltheNetherlands.pdf , p.17
| |
Battle Management Systems (BMS) and enhanced Tactical Computers
| Elbit
| 2003
| for Dutch army
| https://www.burojansen.nl/pdf/SecurityIndustrylinksIsraeltheNetherlands.pdf , p.17
| |
Battle Management Systems (BMS)
| Elbit
| 2008
| $40m
| http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/90405/elbit-wins-dutch-army-bms-contract.html
| |
Defense gear,Battle Managment Systems (BMS)
| Elbit
| 2019
| $65m
| https://www.timesofisrael.com/elbit-inks-65-million-deal-to-supply-netherlands-with-defense-gear/
| |
Five Aerostar drones
| 2009
| $50m
| for use in Afghanistan
| SIPRI, https://www.flightglobal.com/aeronautics-boss-outlines-aerostar-deal-with-dutch-military/85655.article
| |
22 Litening AT EO Systems
| 2006 (2007-2008)
| $40m
| ordered through USA
| SIPRI
| |
6 Reccelite Aircraft Recce System
| Rafael
| 2005 (2007)
| $40m
| for F-16 aircrafts
| Sipri
|
2400 Spike-R missiles
| Rafael
| 2001 (2006-2011)
| $150-225m
| Production of components in Netherlands
| Sipri
|
1. ^ https://embassies.gov.il/hague-en/aboutisrael/Relations/Pages/Relations.aspx
2. ^ http://www.diplomatmagazine.eu/2019/11/02/dutch-israeli-relations-a-look-ahead/
3. ^ https://www.export.gov.il/api//Media/Default/Files/Economy/Snapshots_2019/Netherlands.pdf
4. ^ https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/nato-israel-joint-military-training
5. ^ https://stopwapenhandel.org/node/1950
6. ^ https://www.government.nl/latest/news/2014/05/19/minister-hennis-visits-israel
7. ^ https://www.government.nl/latest/news/2014/05/19/minister-hennis-visits-israel
8. ^ https://www.netherlandsworldwide.nl/countries/israel/about-us/embassy-tel-aviv-departments/defense-department
9. ^ https://investinholland.com/news/nfia-israel-working-in-a-thriving-and-dynamic-business-culture/
10. ^ https://www.rvo.nl/sites/default/files/2017/06/israel-cyber-homeland-security.pdf
11. ^ https://www.rvo.nl/sites/default/files/2017/06/israel-cyber-homeland-security.pdf
12. ^ https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Dutch-to-Rent-Israeli-UAVs-for-Afghanistan-05254/
13. ^ https://techtime.news/2016/12/29/iron-fist/
14. ^ https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/europe-and-central-asia/netherlands/report-netherlands/
15. ^ https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/europe-and-central-asia/netherlands/report-netherlands/
16. ^ https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/europe-and-central-asia/netherlands/report-netherlands/
17. ^ https://www.vpnmentor.com/blog/dutch-intelligence-security-services-act-referendum/
18. ^ https://english.defensie.nl/topics/missions-abroad/current-missions
Israel and Netherlands maintain close diplomatic, economic, and military relations. The Netherlands, being one of the largest trading partners for Israel, imported goods from Israel worth $2,2b in 2018. Israel exported a wide variety of arms to the Netherlands between 2000-2019, including drones, air-to-ground missiles, battle management systems and Reccelite systems. The two countries established close cooperation in the cyber security field as well, with around 25% of Netherlands’ investment in cyber security being invested in Israeli companies.
Israel and the Netherlands have signed several bilateral conventions, such as cultural conventions, a social security agreement, a Double Taxation Convention, a memorandum on industrial research and development and a convention on joint agricultural research. Furthermore, Israel is represented by the Netherlands in the board of the International Monetary Fund.[1]
Several bilateral visits of the highest political level have taken place in Israel and in the Netherlands: Dutch prime ministers and ministers have visited Israel; the queen paid an official visit to Israel in 1995, where she spoke in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament and the Israeli Prime Minister Mr. Netanyahu visited the Netherlands twice as Prime minister. Many ministerial meetings have taken place between the two countries.
The Netherlands is one of the largest trading partners for Israel in the world. In the years 2006-2009 The Netherlands was the biggest trading partner for Israel in Europe and the third largest in the world. About eighty percent of Israeli exports are composed of chemicals, medicine, agricultural goods, machinery and electrical appliances. Israel has a trade surplus with the Netherlands; many of the Israeli products are exported to the Netherlands and then sold all over Europe. Many Israeli companies also have their European headquarters in the Netherlands.
Commerce between the two sides amounts to around $5 billion[2]. The Israeli Export trade to Netherlands stood on $2.2 Billion at 2018, Machinery, mechanic and electronic equipment and optic machinery being the main goods. [3]
Israel and the Netherlands are holding close military relations. Israel exported a big variety of arms to the Netherlands between 2000-2019, including drones, air-to-ground missiles, battle management systems and Reccelite systems to the Dutch army.
In 2005 Israeli forces joined a three-week submarine exercise in Italy, together with the Dutch army and others.[4]. Dutch corps of the commando troops went to train in Israel in 2012 and 2014.[5][6]
In 2014 the Dutch minister of defense Jeanine-Plasschaert visited Israel to discuss military cooperation with the Israeli counterpart.
Exchange of knowledge between Israel and the Netherlands taking place in different areas such as:
unmanned aerial vehicles, measures against improvised explosives, cyber-security. [7]
The Dutch embassy in Israel operates a “Defense Team”, that is responsible for the development and deployment of activities aimed at bilateral military cooperation.[8]
Cybersecurity:
Cyber security is another field where Israel and the Netherlands have strong credentials, around 25% of the money invested in cyber security is invested in Israeli companies.[9]
Israel offers organizes leading conferences in the field such as CyberTech and CyberWeek. The Netherlands offers Israeli startups a unique testing environment for the application of new technologies as well as a gateway for Israeli scaleups to rest of the EU (European Union) and the global market.
The IDIC (Israeli Dutch Innovation Center) acts as a facilitator between Israel and Dutch technology companies, relevant government organizations and startups. Cybersecurity is one of its four areas of focus.[10] Between 2015-2019 several interactions were organized by the IDIC to intensify cooperation in cybersecurity between both countries. Delegations of policy makers were organized, such as a formal Startup delegation in 2015 led by Minister of Economic Affairs Henk Kamp that visited Israel to enhance bilateral cooperation in the gas and cyber sector. Also, R&D missions were operated by the IDIC such as the Bilateral Forum signed during the visit of Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte in 2013.[11]
The Netherlands forcibly returns asylum-seekers whose claims were rejected to Afghanistan, including families with children, in breach of the principle of non-refoulement (i.e., forced return to a country or territory where persecution is likely). In other cases, Venezuelans seeking protection were denied their rights and faced deportations without individual assessment of their protection needs and were held in detention centers in appalling conditions. [14]
The Netherlands automatically places people suspected and convicted of terrorism-related charges in two special high-security detention units, without any prior individual assessment. Security measures routinely used in these units included frequent invasive body searches, prolonged isolation and constant monitoring. [15]
The Intelligence and Security Services Act that is planned to go into effect in the future will provide sweeping surveillance powers to intelligence and security services, threatening the rights to privacy, freedom of expression and non-discrimination. Also, the possibility of information-sharing with intelligence agencies in other countries and direct access to databases of informants will be part of the new law.[16][17]
Regarding the Dutch army, the biggest deployments currently underway are in Mali, Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Bahrain, Libia and Somalia. The Dutch army is taking part also in different border control operations in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria.[18]
Download as XLS or PDF or view the Google-Doc
Product | Company | Year | Deal Size | Comments | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C41 Cyber Intelligence System
| Elbit
| 2019
| for the Dutch National Police
| https://elbitsystems.com/pr-new/elbit-systems-subsidiary-selected-to-supply-a-cyber-intelligence-system-to-the-dutch-national-police/ .. https://armadainternational.com/2019/07/elbit-systems-subsidiary-selected-to-supply-a-cyber-intelligence-system-to-the-dutch-national-police/
| |
Infantry Defense System” | Elbit
| 2019
| 200 m$
| implementation in 150 Vehicles of Dutch army
| https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3770665,00.html
|
Iron Fist Active Protection System (APS)
| IMI
| 2016
| supplied through BAE Systems, for CV9035 Armed vehicles of RDA
| https:// techtime.news/2016/12/29/iron-fist/
| |
Cyber Intelligence systems
| Cyber Intelligence ltd.(Elbit)
| 2019
| for Dutch National Police
| https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3765690,00.html
| |
Thermal imagining systems
| Elop (Elbit)
| 2006
| for the Leopard 2/A5, Dutch army
| https://www.burojansen.nl/pdf/SecurityIndustrylinksIsraeltheNetherlands.pdf , p.17
| |
NL-CST computer system for virtual exercises
| Elbit
| 2010
| for Dutch army
| https://www.burojansen.nl/pdf/SecurityIndustrylinksIsraeltheNetherlands.pdf , p.17
| |
Battle Management Systems (BMS) and enhanced Tactical Computers
| Elbit
| 2003
| for Dutch army
| https://www.burojansen.nl/pdf/SecurityIndustrylinksIsraeltheNetherlands.pdf , p.17
| |
Battle Management Systems (BMS)
| Elbit
| 2008
| $40m
| http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/90405/elbit-wins-dutch-army-bms-contract.html
| |
Defense gear,Battle Managment Systems (BMS)
| Elbit
| 2019
| $65m
| https://www.timesofisrael.com/elbit-inks-65-million-deal-to-supply-netherlands-with-defense-gear/
| |
Five Aerostar drones
| Aeronautics Defense Systems
| 2009
| $50m
| for use in Afghanistan
| SIPRI, https://www.flightglobal.com/aeronautics-boss-outlines-aerostar-deal-with-dutch-military/85655.article
|
22 Litening AT EO Systems
| Rafael
| 2006 (2007-2008)
| $40m
| ordered through USA
| SIPRI
|
6 Reccelite Aircraft Recce System
| Rafael
| 2005 (2007)
| $40m
| for F-16 aircrafts
| Sipri
|
2400 Spike-R missiles
| Rafael
| 2001 (2006-2011)
| $150-225m
| Production of components in Netherlands
| Sipri
|
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