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Office of the Prime Minister: The standardization agreement did not include an agreement for an arms deal between the United States and the Emirates
The Prime Minister's Office has rejected reports that Israel has agreed that the United States will transfer F-35s to the United Arab Emirates. "Netanyahu opposed the sale of advanced weapons to countries in the Middle East," it said. "He has expressed a consistent stance before the US administration, and it has not changed." The bureau emphasized: "The agreement does not include a clause in the matter"
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Tuesday, 18 August 2020, 11:50Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu clarified today (Tuesday) that Israel has not agreed to an arms deal between the United States and the United Arab Emirates under the normalization agreement. This, following reports that the agreement to normalize relations included a clause confirming that the United States would sell F-35 aircraft to the UAE. "From the beginning, the Prime Minister opposed the sale of F35 and other advanced weapons to any countries in the Middle East, including Arab countries that make peace with the State of Israel," the Prime Minister's Office said.
It was also reported that Netanyahu "expressed this consistent position time and time again before the American administration and it did not change." According to his bureau, "the consistent opposition to the sale of F35 aircraft took on new validity on June 2 after the head of the National Security Council spoke at the request of the prime minister with Air Force Commander Major General Nurkin."
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"Opposed the sale of F35 to any countries in the Middle East." Netanyahu (Photo: Ariel Hermoni, Ministry of Defense)According to Netanyahu's bureau, "In the Prime Minister's conversation with US Ambassador Friedman on July 7, Netanyahu explicitly expressed Israel's opposition to the sale of F35 aircraft and other advanced weapons to any country in the Middle East, including under peace agreements. "The Prime Minister wrote a letter to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in which he clarified that Israel's position is also valid following the achievement of peace agreements."