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Sosok.ID – Last month, US President Donald Trump announced an agreement to normalize relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.
However, the announcement did not mention any discussion about the arms sale that took place between the United States and the Emirates.
Then the Prime Minister’s Office said last month that Netanyahu “has opposed the sale of F-35 jets and other advanced weapons of any kind in the Middle East, including Arab countries making peace with the State of Israel. “.
Netanyahu added that he had expressed this position in recent months to the US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
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Israeli officials involved in advancing relations between Israel and the UAE told Haaretz that Israel has not turned the long-standing opposition to selling F-35 jets and other advanced weapons to the Gulf state, despite the agreement.
However, a source claims that Netanyahu lied when he said last month that the deal to normalize relations with the UAE does not include an Israeli deal on arms sales between the Gulf state and the US.
“The peace agreement with the United Arab Emirates does not include any clause on the issue, and the United States made it clear to Israel that it will always maintain Israel’s qualitative advantage,” Netanyahu said at the time.
According to the report, in addition to the F-35 fighter jets and Reaper drones, the deal also involves the sale of the EA-18G Growler aircraft, an electronic warfare aircraft that can interfere with enemy air defenses.
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