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Open Letter to International Television Executives and Producers Occupied Ramallah, 13 May 2009

Hebron / PNN – The southern West Bank city of Hebron and its entire governorate is being targeted with the ferocity currently directed at East Jerusalem.   A few hundred ultra-extremist settlers are rapidly overtaking more Palestinian land, a process that has been slowly underway for years.

Stop the Wall - Merchants of war visiting Brazil for the Latin American Aerospace and Defense (LAAD) Trade Show were met with a noisy protest made up of social movements, unions, student organizations, left parties and other popular organizations. The LAAD Fair showcased some of the biggest global names in war profiteering from across the world, including Elbit Systems, Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI), Rafael Advance Defense Systems, and Israel Military Industries (IMI).

*New York, NY, May 9 *– On the day before Mother’s Day, 40 New York human rights advocates gathered at the Leviev jewelry store on Madison Avenue and called on throngs of weekend Madison Avenue shoppers to boycott Israeli diamond mogul Lev Leviev over his companies’ construction of Israeli settlements on Palestinian land in West Bank villages including Bil’in and Jayyous.    

Defense Industry Daily - Launched between 1988-1995, and commissioned between 1992-1996, Canada’s 12 City Class (now Halifax Class) frigates currently form the high end of its naval capabilities. The Canadian Navy has declined drastically from its post-WWII status as the world’s 4th largest navy, and the Halifax Class itself is finding that its open-ocean design is not suited to cope with modern littoral threats and improving anti-ship missiles.

[Globes] - Defense electronics company Elbit Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: ESLT; TASE:ESLT) wholly-owned subsidiary Elbit Systems of America, LLC, has been selected as part of a team led by Rockwell Collins Inc. (NYSE: COL) for the system integration and prototype phase of the ground soldier ensemble program for the US Army.

[Globes] - The contract is to for electronic warfare equipment for the Canadian Navy's frigate upgrade program. Elbit Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: ESLT; TASE: ESLT) and Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) (TASE: ARSP.B1) joint unit Elisra Group has won a $55 million contract from Lockheed Martin Canada Ltd. to supply the Canadian Navy with electronic warfare equipment for its Halifax-class frigate modernization program.

[Globes] - Deliveries of the $10.9 million order will be made this year.

Rabintex Industries Ltd. (TASE: RABN) US subsidiary Burtek Inc. has signed a $10.9 million follow-on contract with Lockheed Martin Co (NYSE: LMT) for the delivery of antenna transport and position systems and command and control carriages for radar systems. Deliveries will be made by the end of this year.

Rabintex's share rose 0.6% by mid-afternoon to NIS 4.22.

[Globes] - The equipment is for the land forces of a European army that is a member of NATO.

ITL Optronics Ltd. (TASE: ITL) has won a NIS 21.5 million follow-on order for night-vision equipment for the land forces of a European army that is a member of NATO. Deliveries will be made during the second half of 2009. 

[Globes] - The firm will supply the US Navy with a gun system designed for fast maneuvering patrol boats. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. has won a US Navy tender to supply $48 million of its Mini-Typhoon anti-terror gun stations. In the final stage of the tender Rafael prevailed over major international companies including Norway's Kongsberg Defense and Aerospace.

Globes - Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. has won a US Navy tender to supply $48 million of its Mini-Typhoon anti-terror gun stations. In the final stage of the tender Rafael prevailed over major international companies including Norway's Kongsberg Defense and Aerospace.

Globes - Elbit Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: ESLT; TASE: ESLT) has won a €25 million contract from the Austrian Army for the company's new 12.7mm unmanned electrically remote controlled weapon stations. Deliveries will be made over the next four years. This is Elbit Systems' third international contract within a week.