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Ganz did not oppose the sale of the F-35 to the Emirates, but it is doubtful whether Israel will receive an upgrade in return

The defense minister's meeting with his American counterpart led to a green light for the sale of the advanced evaders to Abu Dhabi.

However, it is not yet known whether the flash flight will lead to an achievement for the IDF or whether it was a political move.

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Amir Bohbot

Saturday, October 24, 2020, 9:30 p.m.

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In the video: Statements by the Minister of Defense, Bnei Gantz and his counterpart Mark Asper (Photo: Ministry of Defense, Editing: Assaf Drori)

Defense Secretary Benny Ganz flew in Wednesday for a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Asper.

The two met against the background of the debate between the Ministries of Defense and the Ministry of Finance over the model of payment for the purchase transaction of fighter jets and transport helicopters.

A day after the meeting, Ganz said that he was discussing with Asper the promise of maintaining Israel's security superiority in the region.

"We are entering an era of normalization in the Middle East, which could help in the face of Iranian aggression," the defense minister said.

Between the lines it could be understood that in exchange for signing the peace treaty with the United Arab Emirates, and with other countries on the way, Israel is requesting an upgrade of the IDF force building. Israeli agreement to any such agreement entails arms deals and advanced tools The chapter.

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We discussed ensuring the preservation of Israel's security superiority.

Ganz and Asper in Washington, DC, this week (Photo: Shmulik Almani)

That night, a security source told Walla!

NEWS that Israel and the United States have agreed on continued security assistance.

"It's like renewing vows, a statement to preserve Israel's qualitative advantage," he described.

Despite the smiles and optimism radiated by Ganz and his immediate surroundings, the visit left question marks on the issue of the emerging purchase deal.

The source stated that no agreements had been reached regarding the purchase of aircraft for the Air Force, since a decision had not yet been made on the identity of the aircraft and helicopters.

More than once raised the possibility that the V-22 aircraft would be incorporated into the deal.

Will be included in the deal?

V-22 aircraft

Yesterday the dust on Ganz's visit to the United States began to subside, but then an official announcement was made on behalf of his bureau.

"The understandings reached with the United States will enable long-term procurement plans that will provide advanced weapons systems to Israel, significantly upgrade its military capabilities, fortify Israel's military and regional superiority, and maintain its qualitative military advantage in the coming decades," it said.

In the spirit of the situation, the Minister of Defense, together with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, announced that Israel would not oppose the sale of F-35 aircraft from the United States to the United Arab Emirates.

Gantz later accused Netanyahu of knowing about the negotiations regarding the advanced evasive deal between Washington and Abu Dhabi, but hid him from the defense establishment.

More on Walla!

NEWS

Ganz: Netanyahu hid from the defense establishment the negotiations on the sale of the F-35 to the Emirates

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A political move or a desire to promote a billion-dollar deal?

This chain of events can be viewed from three angles.

The first of these is related to

.

According to an official statement from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, in a meeting with Asper, no increase in the United States' annual security assistance budget was achieved.

No signed commitment has been reached to extend security assistance beyond 2028, when the assistance will end in accordance with the agreement between the state.

Therefore, it is not clear if there was an achievement.

So far, only difficulties have arisen regarding the arms deal.

As published in Walla!

NEWS, Ministry of Finance opposes any deal that includes guarantees for another country, until the Ministry of Defense does not start paying from its budget the purchase of the F-35s signed in 2014.

In addition, it is not clear what Gantz means when he announces that Israel will receive advanced weapons systems There was no clearance to sell them.

The defense establishment expected that in accordance with the peace treaty, Israel would receive a golden parachute that would include increased security assistance and the sale of equality-breaking weapons in the Middle East - but they were wrong.

Dispute over payment between the Ministries of Finance and Defense.

F-35 aircraft

Recent events can also be examined by

.

Perhaps this is a political move designed to combine the desire to preserve the advantage of the army and increase its security assistance to the US, but also to highlight the work of Ganz Politically while behind his back, proceedings are underway, led by Netanyahu.

Not to post office of Ganz clear that after signing the agreement Peace with the United Arab Emirates, it was revealed to the Defense Minister that it was hidden from him that at the same time negotiations are underway for the sale of advanced weapons.

Such conduct indicates the murky relationship between the Defense Minister's Office and the Prime Minister's Office, but also a negative process that could harm the IDF's intensification process in the coming decades.

Promotes moves behind Ganz's back.

Netanyahu in the White House (Photo: Reuters)

A third angle is

.

In order to make a mark, Ganz knows that he must promote the huge deal for the IDF and integrate weapons systems, which he himself demands with the backing of the director general of the Ministry of Defense, former Air Force commander Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel.

If he fails, he will be remembered as defense minister without a multi-year plan for the IDF, most of whose preoccupation was with the corona plague and his political survival.

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