This came up in a Reddit thread in which the story was a current news article about an Israeli weapons company selling equipment to China. The article left was silent about the Israeli governments involvement in this affair, but the comments threw accusations at the Israeli state such as their previous involvement with the People's Republic of China, saying that this undermined the US's position and power during the Cold War while the article simply stated the Israeli government's position on the murkiness of existing agreements with the US. Is there any truth to this claims in the comments?
EDIT: Here's a link to the reddit thread and the article in question. Also corrected claims after rereading article.
http://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1u0qxi/us_furious_with_israel_after_sale_of_advanced/
Before I begin, mind if I see the article? I'd like to see what exactly the accusations are so I have a basis to work from.
I can say this, to make it clear: There have been accusations (I believe it's mostly to China, I've seen nothing about the USSR) that Israel sold weapons technology. However, official reports are hard to come by. The Wall Street Journal in 1992 cited unnamed sources saying that:
Israel has aggressively re-exported weapons containing U.S. technology without first obtaining Washington's approval for the re-sales, as required by the U.S. The weapons include air-to-air missiles sold to China, anti-tank missiles sold to South Africa and cluster bombs sent to Ethiopia and Chile, plus various sales of sophisticated aircraft radars and jamming devices.
If you'd like more specific information on when, how, and reactions, I can give it, but I'd like to know what the article says as a background so I can either debunk or support the specific accusations, if that's alright!
WSJ Article citation: By, E. T. (1992, Mar 13). Weapons trade: U.S. charges israel with improper sales of its arms technology --- exports to china, south africa, others, skirted clearance, may fuel current tensions --- A rap for the state department. Wall Street Journal