Pod Save America Hosts Call on Democrats to Cut All Israel Military Aid, No Longer Accept AIPAC Funding
Jews, Israelis Targeted in Austria Amid Surge in Antisemitic Incidents; Local Jewish Community Calls for Action
‘All of Our Strength’: Over 1,000 Pro-Israel Activists Gather in DC for Solidarity Conference
‘Devastated’: Wesley LePatner, Killed in Manhattan Mass Shooting, Was a Jewish Communal, Philanthropic Leader
Sen. Angus King Vows to No Longer Vote for Israel Military Aid Until Gaza Conditions Improve
Europe Won’t Pressure Israel to ‘Commit Suicide’ Amid Gaza Backlash, Palestinian State Push, Says Israeli FM
Israel’s National Soccer Coach Attacked in Athens Before Soccer Fans Chant ‘F–K Israel, Free Palestine’ at Match
New York Judge Sentences Neo-Nazi to 5 Years for Livestreaming Bomb Threats Against Jewish Hospitals
US Pressures Lebanon to Issue Cabinet Decision to Disarm Hezbollah Before Talks Continue
UK Plans to Recognize Palestinian State in September Unless Israel Meets Conditions, Starmer Says
UAE Submits Formal Requests to Acquire F-35s From US
Error: Contact form not found.
by JNS.org
US airmen walk next to a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft, as it is moved, on the eve of the 52nd Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport, June 18, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Pascal Rossignol / File.
JNS.org – Despite objections from Israel, the United Arab Emirates has submitted a formal request to acquire F-35 jets from the United States.
The request to the US State Department came a week after the UAE normalized ties with Israel as part of a Sept. 15 signing ceremony in Washington. Bahrain has also normalized relations with Israel.
Under US law, Israel is required to have a Qualitative Military Edge in the Middle East as its steadfast democratic ally there. The Trump administration has sought to assuage Israel’s concerns that the UAE acquiring the F-35 would undermine that edge.
Officials from the US Defense Department and State Department declined to comment, citing protocol over not commenting on potential US arms sales, to Bloomberg, which first reported on Friday the formal UAE request, citing a US official familiar with the matter.
