Israeli Arms Dealers Held Over Seized F-4 Parts For Iran

February 24, 2014

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United Press International

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  • Greece
  • Israel

Two Israeli men were arrested by Israeli authorities on charges of trying to smuggle F-4 fighter parts to Iran, via Greece.  Greek officials, who investigated the shipment in cooperation with U.S. Department of Homeland Security, intercepted the cargo in December 2012 and April 2013.  The components were shipped from Binyamina-Givat Ava, north of Haifa, to an Athens-based front company called Tassos Karras SA.  The two Israeli suspects, Eli Cohen and Avichai Weinstein, have both been investigated for arms trafficking with Iran in the past.