f35 – The Milli Chronicle https://millichronicle.com Factual Version of a Story Sun, 11 Oct 2020 16:34:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://media.millichronicle.com/2018/11/12122950/logo-m-01-150x150.png f35 – The Milli Chronicle https://millichronicle.com 32 32 Israel will oppose US sale of F-35 warplanes to Qatar: Intelligence minister https://millichronicle.com/2020/10/israel-will-oppose-us-sale-of-f-35-warplanes-to-qatar-intelligence-minister.html Sun, 11 Oct 2020 16:34:52 +0000 https://millichronicle.com/?p=14668 Jerusalem (Reuters) – Israel will oppose any US sale of F-35 warplanes to Qatar, Israel’s intelligence minister said on Sunday, citing a need to maintain Israeli military superiority in the region.

Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen made the comments on Israeli Army Radio when asked about a Reuters report that Qatar had submitted a formal request to Washington to buy stealthy F-35 fighter jets.

Asked whether Israel would oppose such a sale, Cohen said: “The answer is yes. Our security and military superiority in the region are the most significant things for us. Our region has still not turned into Switzerland.”

The Qatari request follows an August deal between the US and the United Arab Emirates in which Washington agreed to consider giving the Gulf state approval to buy F-35s in a side deal to a US-brokered agreement called the Abraham Accord to normalize diplomatic ties with Israel.

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