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Israel signed and Germany a few weeks before a contract for the sale of a sixth type of submarine "Dolphin Class" of the Israeli Navy as revealed in official German Ministry of Defense.
Said Christin Schmidt, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Defence to the newspaper "Jerusalem Post" It's deal was signed a few weeks ago and that Germany had agreed to bear part of the value of the deal, describing Israel as a "preferred customer".
He added that the sale of submarine evidence of his country's commitment to Israel's security, and stressing that the security of the Jewish state of interest to Germany, and "this will not change."
The German official denied reports of a thought that Merkel to cancel the deal after the approval of Israel to expand significantly in the settlement of Gilo in occupied Jerusalem.
Submarines at no chargeThe official added, saying, "We are friends, and sometimes we need to talk about things that do not believe that it should be done with regard to the policy of building settlements .. but we do not believe that this affair to the issue of the submarine, but it is a matter for talks friends."
The Israeli Defense Ministry has begun negotiations for the purchase of the submarine with Germany last year, but the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel has declined in the beginning when Israel asked Germany to bear part of the cost.
But Germany has changed its position and announced its approval to the deal as well as bearing part of the cost of building a submarine in late November.
Berlin and was awarded two submarines to Tel Aviv without charge after the first Gulf War, and shared the cost of the third submarineWith Israel.
It is noteworthy that Israel has three submarines of this type, and is currently building two other submarines in Germany is expected to hand them over during the year.
According to foreign reports, the submarine has the capacity of the Israeli offensive as second-class which is capable of carrying cruise missiles and armed with nuclear warheads.
Source: DB A
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