ON THE DYNAMICS OF THE ISRAELI-ARAB ARMS RACE Aamer S. Abu-Qarn and Suleiman Abu-Bader Discussion Paper No. 08-09 June 2008 Monaster Center for Economic Research Ben-Gurion University of the Negev P.O. Box 653 Beer Sheva, Israel Fax: 972-8-6472941 Tel: 972-8-6472286