War Profiteers Celebrate 'Global Tensions' With Record Sales
MENA arms manufacturers, including Israel's Elbit Systems, just recorded a stunning $31 billion in revenue, according to SIPRI data cited by The New Arab. They call it 'global tensions.' We call it the direct, bloody outcome of conflicts in Palestine, Yemen, and Ukraine, conveniently prolonged by a steady flow of weapons. These aren't just 'sales'; they're invoices for destruction, paid in lives.
While Western leaders wring their hands over humanitarian crises and 'rules-based order,' their defense industry colleagues are popping champagne. Elbit Systems (whose market cap recently surged) supplies the very drones and munitions used in Gaza, a conflict fueled by unconditional U.S. military aid. Perhaps the 'tensions' are simply demand generation for a market that thrives on devastation. How
many more humanitarian pauses can we endure before we acknowledge that for some, war is not a tragedy, but a highly profitable business model?