Netanyahu Warns F-35s for Turkey Would Endanger Israel
Netanyahu said a sale would upset the Middle East power balance and cited Israel’s air superiority as the key safeguard, according to Fox News.
- On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opposed a United States plan to sell F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, warning the deal would "destroy the power balance in the Middle East."
- President Donald Trump, currently at the NATO summit in Turkey, indicated he is willing to overturn a ban on F-35 sales to Ankara, describing Turkey as an "extraordinary" ally of the United States.
- Describing Ankara as "a regime that's infected with the Muslim Brotherhood," Netanyahu argued the nation cannot be trusted with advanced technology while claiming he and Trump see "eye-to-eye" on major issues.
- Netanyahu dismissed a surge in West Bank settler violence as the work of 150 "juvenile delinquents," while criticizing Democratic lawmakers as "absurd" for their declining support for Israel.
- Human rights group Yesh Din documented 305 incidents of settler violence in a one-month period earlier this year, while Netanyahu reserved judgment on the U.S.-Iran ceasefire amid his F-35 campaign.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns that a possible US decision to sell F-35 Turkish warplanes would change the balance of power in the Middle East. Statements come after Donald Trump said he was exploring the possibility of re-admission to Ankara in the F-35 program, from which he had been excluded in 2019.
Netanyahu Urges Trump Not To Sell F-35 Fighter Jets To Turkey: They Threaten To Destroy My Country
The Jerusalem Post reports: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to CNN on Tuesday regarding the US sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, shortly after US President Donald Trump discussed the sale with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a press conference in Ankara. Netanyahu told CNN that he had spoken to Trump about his concerns regarding the possibility that the sale could disrupt the balance of power in the region. He asserted that …
Exclusive: Netanyahu tells CNN he opposes US sale of F-35 jets to Turkey as he downplays divisions with Trump
Just hours after President Donald Trump said he’s considering selling F-35 stealth fighter jets to Turkey, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke against the potential move, even as he downplayed divisions between the two world leaders.
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