PSNA has written to the government asking it to suspend military-capable exports from Auckland-based company Rakon pending an independent investigation into their use in Israel’s genocidal attacks on Gaza.
Rakon makes crystal oscillators used in the guidance systems of smart bombs. Their 2005 business plan says the company’s objective was to dominate “the lucrative and expanding guided munitions and military positioning market” within five years.
Rakon sends these “smart bomb” parts to US arms manufacturers which build the bombs which inevitably end up in Israel’s genocidal attacks on Gaza.
Already the United Nations Human Rights Council has passed a resolution calling for a halt to all arms sales to Israel and last Friday the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to end its attacks on Rafah because of Israel’s indiscriminate slaughter of Palestinians.
The New Zealand government has been muddying the water telling us New Zealand does nor export arms to Israel.
“Exporting parts for guided munitions and JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munitions) bombs which end up in the killing fields of Gaza means we are actively supporting Israel’s genocide”, says PSNA National Chair John Minto.
An Amnesty International investigation has highlighted two incidents involving JDAM bombs which appear to be war crimes. It is highly likely the bombs used in these mass killing events (43 civilians killed – 19 children, 14 women and 10 men) have parts manufactured in Rakon’s Mt Wellington factory.
The UN’s Genocide Convention requires New Zealand to take action to prevent genocide.
Suspending and investigating Rakon’s bomb-related exports will be a small but important step in the right direction.
John Minto
National Chair
Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa
If the guidance chips are so good does that mean they are aiming at innocent civilians?
Consistently- they always aim at schools, hospitals, churches and mosques. They’ve been doing this for a while (just look at the Mamilla Pool massacre).
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Seems an industrial paper trail is needed to prove Rakon complicity, the government must surely have these export agreements and records which describes lifecycle right up to usage. Rakon’s impunity is like Fonterra making a harmful batch of export ingredient but is immune from prosecution because illness occurred overseas somewhere. At the other end of the spectrum from microelectronics we have Israel using one ton unguided bombs to massacre families. I agree with Karim Khan who compares this to England carpet bombing Ireland to deliver justice to the IRA during the Troubles. Of course this would not have been legal, humane, ethical or acceptable. Do the right thing Rakon, why not put your crystals in kids toys or sustainable technologies?
It is unacceptable that any department of state, any company, or individual in our land should become part of this monstrous global killing machine. Rakon is evil, and it must be eradicated from the motu. End of story.
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