Israel will exchange weapons for coal under a four-year trade agreement with Colombia, signed in Bogota Tuesday by the Israeli minister of energy and infrastructure, Moshe Shahal.
Colombia will purchase $250 million worth of military equipment from Israel, including the Kfir jet fighter plane. Israel will purchase 500,000 tons of coal from Colombia over the four-year period.
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