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Netanyahu to Cabinet Ministers: I will oppose the sale of the F-35 to the Emirates - including before Congress
According to ministers present at the meeting, the prime minister stressed that he did not give his consent to the sale of the aircraft to the state as part of the normalization agreement, and that he would oppose it even if such a deal arises in the future. Washington also denied that such agreement was part of the understandings reached between the parties.
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Prime Minister Netanyahu said today (Tuesday) at a meeting of the Political-Security Cabinet today that he did not give any consent to the sale of F-35 aircraft to the UAE as part of the normalization agreement and that in case such a deal comes up in the future by the White House he will oppose it. Who attended the cabinet meeting.
Netanyahu opened the meeting with a long speech in which he denied that the normalization agreement includes any understandings regarding the sale of American weapons to the UAE. According to ministers present at the meeting, Netanyahu read the letter he sent to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on July 8, in which he acknowledged the US commitment to maintaining the IDF's qualitative advantage over the countries in the region, and stressed that Israel's opposition to selling advanced weapons to Arab countries "Who have turned from rival to partnership."
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Netanyahu (Photo: Yariv Katz)Netanyahu noted that Israel had previously opposed the sale of F-35s to countries in the region, as in the case of Turkey. According to one of the ministers, Netanyahu was asked whether he would also object to Congress if a future deal to sell such aircraft to the United Arab Emirates came to the table and he answered in the affirmative. In response to another question, wondering whether the United States could have pledged to the United Arab Emirates to sell it such fighter jets even without Israel's consent, Netanyahu replied: "I do not think so."
The Prime Minister's Office declined to comment.
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